New research suggests that a binary pair of Kuiper Belt objects, known as the Altjira system, is actually made up of three ...

"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!" ...

Altjira is entering an eclipse period during which the outer body will pass in front of the ... a space between the inner objects of a proposed triple system 3.7 billion miles away would only ...