Star
Contact Binary
Two stars sharing a common envelope.
Binary stars so close they share their outer atmospheres, exchanging mass and angular momentum — W Ursae Majoris stars are typical examples.
Overview
Binary stars so close they share their outer atmospheres, exchanging mass and angular momentum — W Ursae Majoris stars are typical examples.
See also
Red Supergiant
One of the largest stars known.
Hypergiant
The most luminous and unstable stars in the cosmos.
S-type Star
A giant star intermediate between M and carbon stars.
Eclipsing Binary
A pair of stars whose orbit eclipses each.
Red Dwarf
The most common — and longest-lived — kind of star.
Astrometric Binary
Configuration of two or more gravitationally bound stars.