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A newly spotted pair of tiny stars that holds the record for the longest-distance celestial embrace is bound by only a thread of gravity and might one day break up.

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Hawklead
April 17, 2007, 7:08 p.m.
As much as this is a lesson in astronomy it sounds more like a saga of hollywood personalities. Maybe there is alesson here for us.
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WCFIELDS
April 17, 2007, 10:15 p.m.
Fantastic. Something new all the time!