![Artistic representation of the MY Cam system. The proportions of the components show the results of the analysis. The stars are pulled out of shape by their very rapid rotation, and by the gravitational pull of their companions. Credits: Javier Lorenzo (U Artistic representation of the MY Cam system. The proportions of the components show the results of the analysis. The stars are pulled out of shape by their very rapid rotation, and by the gravitational pull of their companions. Credits: Javier Lorenzo (U](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_square_2_2_to_320px/public/images/news/prensa905_1297.jpg?itok=ZDXLMn4S)
A study of the binary system “MY Camelopardalis” published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, shows that the most massive stars are formed by the merging of other smaller stars, as theoretical models predicted.
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