Sentences with phrase «quadruple star»

This is only the second time a planet has been identified in a quadruple star system.

The latest discovery suggests that planets in quadruple star systems might be less rare than once thought.

Astronomers have discovered the second known case of a planet residing in a quadruple star system.

Although the distances between the gas condensations are now several times the size of our solar system, the authors estimate the gravitational attraction between them is sufficiently strong that the new stars will comprise a quadruple star system.

Not exact matches

This latest work implies that about 4 percent of sunlike stars may exist in quadruple systems.

My four suns A dusty disk found swirling in the quadruple - star system HD 98800 150 light - years away could someday coalesce into one or more planets that would receive quite the light show.

An infrared companion has also been discovered in the Theta1 A system, making it a triple star, and Theta1 B is now known to be a quadruple system, with three components detected separately in the near - infrared.

«About four percent of solar - type stars are in quadruple systems, which is up from previous estimates because observational techniques are steadily improving,» said co-author Andrei Tokovinin of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

Astronomers used Spitzer's infrared vision to study a dusty disk that swirls around a pair of stars in the quadruple - star system HD 98800.

But some stars can't help but be repeat offenders (although many manage to put their own spin on things) and we frequently find ourselves doing a double, triple or even quadruple take.

IFC Films» current star, however, continues to be comedy The Death of Stalin, which quadrupled its runs in its fourth weekend, grossing over $ 1.45 M over the Easter / Passover weekend, averaging $ 3,004 -LRB--60 %).

He is pulling quadruple duty in A Million Ways to Die in the West as he produces, directs, writes, and stars in an attempted spoof of the Western genre.

Three weeks later, God's Not Dead, a small $ 2 million independent drama with the modest star power of Kevin Sorbo and Dean Cain, surprised many by earning over $ 60 M from a theater count that peaked at just 1,860, nearly quadrupling the previous best of small - time distributor Freestyle Releasing.

Ford has had sales success with the Windstar because of its quadruple 5 - star crash rating and believes these new safety features will further establish the minivan as a safety leader in the segment.

WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. has been a vigorous advertiser of its Windstar minivan as the only vehicle to earn a quadruple five - star rating in government crash tests.

Sleek styling, available all - wheel drive, innovative interior storage and generous rear - seat legroom comfort contributed to Equinox's rookie - of - the - year status, along with anticipated quadruple five - star government ratings for frontal and side impacts (based on 2005 Equinox NHTSA testing).

Up to four pairs of star - crossed lovers take part in the ultimate GTA Online quadruple date: each couple has one life between them, and if one half dies, the survivor then takes their own life in dramatic fashion.