"TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

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Astronomers have reported observations of a rare star system consisting of one star orbiting a system of three more tightly bound stars. This quadruple star system is described in a new study, ...

The four-star system features three stars in stable orbits, plus a fourth at a distance equal to Jupiter's orbit around our Sun. Reading time 2 minutes Astronomers have identified a rare, tightly ...

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) astronomers have discovered an extraordinary quadruple star. The system is the tightest 3+1-star system, a subset ...