'Tatooine-like' exoplanet may orbit 2 failed stars, scientists say

Tatooine-like planet may orbit two failed stars

NEW YORK — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say.

'Tatooine-like' exoplanet may orbit 2 failed stars, scientists say

Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional "Star Wars" desert planet Tatooine. More observations are needed for this one.

The exoplanet "2M1510 (AB) b" orbits around a pair of brown dwarf stars This Wednesday the European Southern Observatory (ESO) reported that a team of astronomers discovered by surprise the first solid evidence of the existence of a planet orbiting two stars at 90 degrees angle, which they called 2M1510 (AB) b. This finding is a confirmation of the existence of stars such as 'Tatooine', from the fictional world of "Star Wars" ("The War of Galaxi…

Rare exoplanet orbits twin stars in 'Star Wars'-like twist - Science Tech Updates

Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around a rare pairof strange stars—a real-life ‘twist’ on the fictional twin suns of Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker’s home planet of Tatooine. The exoplanet, named 2M1510 (AB) b, orbits a pair of young brown dwarfs—objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to […] The post Rare exoplanet orbits twin stars in ‘Star Wars’-like twist appeared first on Science Tech Updates.