Science
This bizarre system has six stars orbiting each other in an elaborate dance – Digital Trends
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has identified a system of six stars that orbit each other in an elaborate pattern.
TESS previously revealed that Thuban, a former North Star, is also an eclipsing binary, as illustrated here. Three such pairs make up a newly discovered sextuple star system called TYC 7037-89-1. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA)
Of all the strange wonders out there in space, there are some examples of elegance more beautiful than we could imagine. One such example is the star system TYC 7037-89-1, recently identified by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which…
-
Noosa News23 hours agoWhere, when and why? Everything you need to know about Sunday’s pro-Palestine protest march in Brisbane
-
General19 hours agoIndia to defend ‘red lines’ as fresh tariffs loom
-
General16 hours agoAlbanese government to freeze construction code until 2029, fast-track housing approvals
-
General21 hours agoCollingwood’s Sarah Rowe returned after just 16 days from collarbone surgery as Magpies beat GWS in AFLW