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Hubble finds Kuiper belt duo may be trio

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The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show "3 Body Problem." There's no problem, however, with what a team of researchers say is likely a stable trio of icy space rocks in the solar system's Kuiper Belt, found using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based W. M. Keck Observato…

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NASA's Hubble finds Kuiper Belt duo may be trio

The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show '3 Body Problem.' There's no problem, however, with what a team of researchers say is likely a stable trio of icy space rocks in the solar system's Kuiper Belt.

6 days ago·United States

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Phys.org

Hubble finds Kuiper belt duo may be trio

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themondonews.com

Possible Hierarchical Triple System in Kuiper Belt Object Altjira

Altozillaalso known as the 2001 UQ18, is located outside the solar system, 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles), or 44 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. This artist’s concept illustrates one of the possible scenarios for Kuiper Belt’s Altjira system. Image credits: NASA/ESA/Joseph Olmsted, Stsci. “The Hubble images show two Kuiper Belt [...] Source The post Possible Hierarchical Triple System in Kuiper Belt Object Altjira appeared fi…

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Knowridge Science Report

Scientists discover a mysterious trio in the Kuiper Belt

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have found what may be a rare three-body system in the Kuiper Belt, a distant region of icy objects beyond Neptune. If confirmed, this would be only the second known trio of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs), suggesting there may be more waiting to […] The post Scientists discover a mysterious trio in the Kuiper Belt appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.

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The Futurist

Triple system of ‘icy space rocks’ may have been found in Kuiper Belt for 2nd time

Future Space The Keck Observatory and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may have uncovered a "potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit VideoFromSpaceFuture Space The Keck Observatory and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may have uncovered a "potential three-body system in the Kuiper Belt," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit VideoFromSpace Amazing Future Science & Techn…

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Space

Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids

It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.

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