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For centuries, astronomers assumed most stars were loners, but space telescopes have revealed that multi-star systems are actually common and can be densely packed. A Hungarian-led team has now found the most extreme example: four stars in a region between our Sun and Jupiter, the tightest '3+1'-type system ever recorded.

Updated May 30