The mystery of how planets and icy objects formed in the farthest reaches of our solar system just took an exciting turn. A ...

“This is valuable, because you can use mathematical equations and solve for what that orbit is ... are best explained by Altjira being three objects, making it a rare “triple system.” Ragozzine ...

The Kuiper Belt object Altjira was thought to be a binary, but closer analysis suggests that it is highly likely to be a triple system This raises the question of the three-body problem ...

More information: V. B. Kostov et al, TIC 290061484: A Triply Eclipsing Triple System with the Shortest Known Outer Period of 24.5 Days, The Astrophysical Journal (2024). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad7368 ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. A "black hole triple" system has been discovered for the first time, scientists announced. Black holes have only been spotted on ...

Here’s how it works. Astronomers have accidentally discovered the first-known "black hole triple" system, containing a dark void orbited by two stars. The unique configuration of this triad ...

Finding a triple system so far away is no easy task ... Most orbital models treat distant objects like point masses and use simple equations known as Keplerian motion. But Altjira doesn’t ...