Produced by: Manoj Kumar
Hubble reveals that an asteroid system in the Kuiper Belt may be a rare trio, challenging theories of planetary formation.
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A distant asteroid, once thought to be a duo, may be hiding a third member in its icy depths, puzzling astronomers.
Hubble’s discovery of a three-body asteroid system could rewrite what we know about how Kuiper Belt objects form.
Hidden 3.7 billion miles from the Sun, a rare triple-asteroid system emerges, revealing new clues about the solar system’s past.
The Altjira system’s strange three-body orbit may offer new insights into one of physics’ greatest challenges—the three-body problem.
Hubble’s sharp eye detects what could be a third asteroid in a distant binary system, deep in the frozen Kuiper Belt.
Altjira’s newly discovered trio will be in a rare alignment for the next decade, giving astronomers a chance to unlock its secrets.
With only one other known triple-asteroid system in the Kuiper Belt, Altjira is a rare and unexplored cosmic laboratory.
These ancient ice-bound asteroids may hold clues to how the solar system’s earliest building blocks first came together.
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