Triply-eclipsing triple star system discovered with TESS
Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked preprint trusted source proofread The GIST Add as preferred source Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Credit: NASA Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a triply-eclipsing star system. The newfound system, designated TIC 295741342, consists of two sun-like stars in an eclipsing binary and a giant tertiary companion, which orbits the binary.
- ▪Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked preprint trusted source proofread The GIST Add as preferred source Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
- ▪Credit: NASA Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a triply-eclipsing star system.
- ▪The newfound system, designated TIC 295741342, consists of two sun-like stars in an eclipsing binary and a giant tertiary companion, which orbits the binary.
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May 26, 2026 report Triply-eclipsing triple star system discovered with TESS by Tomasz Nowakowski, Phys.org Tomasz Nowakowski Author Meet our staff & contributors Learn about our editorial standards edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Robert Egan Associate Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors' notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked preprint trusted source proofread The GIST Add as preferred source Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
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