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Stars and solar physics

Stars and solar physics

Sextuply-eclipsing star system is ‘like striking gold’ for star-formation models

26 Jan 2021
Artist's impression of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
More than just exoplanets Data scientists used observations from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify a complex system of six eclipsing stars. (Courtesy: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
A system of six gravitationally bound stars – each of which eclipses the “partner” star in its

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