12-02-2015 18:14 via scitechdaily.com

Astronomers View the Formation of a Quadruple Star System

A newly published study details the discovery of a wide-separation quadruple system composed of a young protostar and three gravitationally bound dense gas condensations. Amherst, Massachusetts – This week an international team of astronomers reports the first multiple-star system to be observed during the earliest stage of formation. This finding supports model predictions about how […]
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