this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2024
121 points (99.2% liked)

[Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz

10396 readers
1 users here now

This community is dormant, please find us at !space@mander.xyz

You can find the original sidebar contents below:

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.

Picture of the Day

The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula

Related Communities

๐Ÿ”ญ Science

๐Ÿš€ Engineering

๐ŸŒŒ Art and Photography

Other Cool Links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Bitswap@lemmy.world
Agamemnon@lemmy.world
L7ePvmEn@lemmy.world
otter@lemmy.world
121
Planet found orbiting 3 stars at once, with giant dust rings (bigthink.com)
submitted 6 months ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/space@lemmy.world
11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

It was long thought that planets couldnโ€™t stably orbit systems containing three stars. GW Orionis is the first counterexample.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] kibiz0r@midwest.social 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Even though stars come in singlets, binaries, trinaries, and even greater numbers of multi-star systems, weโ€™d only ever found stars orbiting one โ€” or, at most, two โ€” stars.

I think they mean planets.

[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

~~They mean stars. This is notable because it's the first planet found orbiting more than two stars.~~

Nevermind, that is written horribly. I think you're correct.