"The universe is filled with a range of three-body systems, including the closest stars to Earth, the Alpha Centauri star ...

The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, ...

Scientists have discovered a potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt, the Altjira system, challenging planet-formation ...

A newly identified Kuiper Belt trio, possibly only the second of its kind, could provide strong evidence that these distant ...

Over the last 10 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures of Altjira and a 2011 study found that it appears as ...

The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show '3 ...

"The universe is filled with a range of three-body systems, including the closest stars to Earth, the Alpha Centauri star system, and we're finding that the Kuiper Belt may be no exception!

After 17 years of observation, researchers are certain that what they thought was a group of two celestial bodies is actually ...

NASA scientists have discovered Altjira system, a group of 3 space rocks in Kuiper Belt, providing evidence for the theory of ...

W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...

This artist's concept depicts one of the possible scenarios for the 148780 Altjira system in the solar system's Kuiper Belt. It is likely a hierarchical triple formation, in which two very close ...