University of Szeged

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For centuries, astronomers assumed most stars were loners like our Sun. Over the past decade, space telescopes have steadily revealed that multi-star systems are not only common but can be packed together in arrangements that strain the limits of gravitational stability. Now a Hungarian-led team has found the most extreme example yet: four stars orbiting within a region that would fit between our Sun and Jupiter, the tightest '3+1'-type quadruple system ever recorded.

Updated Mar 10