Tuesday AAS presscon: Weird Binary Stars

Join the American Astronomical Press conference on weird binary stars and participate in the chat! Don't miss the live coverage.

ByPhil Plait

Today's first American Astronomical Press conference is on weird binary stars, and will star at 9:40. I've embedded the video below. If you want to participate in the chat room, go to the UStream channel. TV Show hosted by Ustream

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