"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, ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The Kuiper Belt is a vast region beyond Neptune filled with icy remnants from the early solar system. Over 3,000 KBOs have ...

The revelation that Pluto and its large moon may have collided, causing Pluto to be geologically active, could mean there are ...

Can asteroids orbit each other in pairs of three, also called a three-body or triple system, like stars? This is what a ...

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.

"The data from the termination shock encounter will be a treasure trove for space physicists worldwide who are eager to ...

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