Somewhere in the depths of our universe, a stellar ballet is underway.
Simultaneously, a third star steadily encircles the pair, casting a spotlight on the performance.
By quite a bit.
Foremost, there was the idea that the bigger, outer star formed first.
There wouldn’t have been a trio.
There’d have been gaseous rubble spilling in all directions.
They’re much more focused on the final and preferred possibility.
A slightly less collaborative one.
“What we really want to know is whether this kind of system is common in our universe.”