Core-collapse is thought to occur when the more massive stars in a globular cluster encounter their less massive companions.
Devine indicated his massive and loud-voiced companion.
The more massive companion evolved more quickly, puffing up to become a red giant.
The pulsar has a helium-dominated companion much less massive than itself, and the two are in an orbit with a period of 93.8 minutes.
An object that overflows its Roche lobe will lose mass to its more massive companion.
Sitting atop the dragon, Stoddard could feel the effort of each ragged breath of his massive companion.
Then his massive companion gestured briefly to the waiting judges.
The massive companion causes tides on the surface of his star, similar to Earth's lunar tides.
If the body has a massive nearby companion, then tidal forces come into effect as well, distorting it into a prolate spheroid.
Behind him, he could hear his massive companion pulling out the ax.
