US Edition“There Are a Couple Suspicious Objects”: Discovery of Star Wars-Style Planet Orbiting Two Suns Could Lead to More Unexpected Finds
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It revolves around two stars at a very close distance.
Astronomers at Northwestern University (USA) have achieved what seemed impossible: directly photographing an exoplanet similar to Star Wars 'Tatooine'
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astrobiology.comRare Image Of Tatooine-Like Planet Is Closest To Its Twin Stars Yet
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – In a discovery that’s fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar system is already rare, finding one that circles two suns is even rarer. But this new world is extra […]
The discovery of the exoplanet, located 446 light years from Earth, allows to study the joint orbit of stars and planets, in addition to investigating the mechanisms of planetary formation.
In a discovery worthy of a film, astronomers at Northwestern University directly photographed an exoplanet similar to Tatooine, orbiting two suns. Although it is already rare to get an image of a planet beyond our solar system, finding one that surrounds two suns is even more rare. But this new world [...]
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