Astronomers identify 27 potential circumbinary planets orbiting two stars, offering real-life parallels to Star Wars’ Tatooine and expanding the search for exoplanets.
Astronomers have identified 27 potential new circumbinary planets -- worlds that orbit two stars, like Star Wars' Tatooine. "To date, only about 18 circumbinary planets ... had been identified in the universe," reports the Guardian.…
Binary stars are common, but for a long time astronomers have thought that exoplanets would have trouble forming around them. In recent years, powerful telescopes have detected about 50 of these planets.…
