4-Body Problem: Astronomers Spot the Most Tightly Packed Quadruple Star System Yet

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4-Body Problem: Astronomers Spot The Most Tightly Packed Quadruple Star System Yet

By Gizmodo

Astronomers have identified a rare, tightly bound star system in which an eclipsing binary—two stars that pass in front of each other from our perspective—also eclipses a third star, while a fourth star orbits farther out. The international group of ...Read more