ISTANBUL Researchers at Istanbul University and Akdeniz University have made an important discovery about the CN Lyn star system . Unlike most multi-star systems, CN Lyn's three stars formed at different times, contradicting current star formation theories. The research, supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK) and Istanbul University's Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (IU BAP), combined data from space telescopes TESS and Gaia with