14 June 2016
Astronomers discover a giant planet orbiting two suns
... team of researchers have discovered a “Tatooine” planet; a planet that orbits two suns and is named so after Luke Skywalker's homeland in "Star Wars.” The planets official status is Kepler-1647b, a Jupiter size planet with a very long orbital period...
01 March 2017
Researchers find first evidence for rocky planet formation around double stars
...stars in a 'Tatooine-like' configuration. Double stars such as these are given this name after Luke Skywalker’s home planet in Star Wars... researchers puts a new spin on what type of planets can form around two objects whose competing gravity will push...
