When three massive objects meet in space, they influence each other through gravity in ways that evolve unpredictably. In a word: Chaos. That is the conventional understanding. Now, a researcher has ...

Millions of simulations form a rough map of all conceivable outcomes when three objects meet, like a vast tapestry woven from the threads of initial configurations. This is where the isles of ...

Scientists studying the infamous 3-body problem have discovered certain "islands of regularity" that emerge from the gravitational chaos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

CAMBRIDGE, England–When planetary scientists announced on July 29 that they had discovered a new planet larger than Pluto, the news overshadowed the two other objects the group had also found. But all ...

Stars powered with dark matter still need proving but could reveal clues about the nature of one of the universe’s great mysteries. These three objects (JADES-GS-z13-0, JADES-GS-z12-0, and ...

New research suggests that a binary pair of Kuiper Belt objects, known as the Altjira system, is actually made up of three separate bodies orbiting one another in a complex triad. This rare orbital ...

Everybody seems to be talking about 3 Body Problem, the new Netflix series based on Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past book trilogy. Fewer people are talking about the two series’ namesake: The ...