‘First of its kind’ — Astronomers spot colossal compact 3-star system - CNBCTV18

The binary stars combined have the mass equivalent to 12 times that of our Sun, while the tertiary star alone is as massive as 16 Suns combined.

Astronomers have made an astounding discovery of a one-of-a-kind star system that has never been seen before. The system TIC 470710327 contains three massive stars, with two binary stars orbiting aro… [+2712 chars]

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