Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
- Astronomers have discovered a planet named 2M1510 b that orbits a pair of young brown dwarfs at a 90-degree angle, resembling the fictional twin suns of Tatooine.
- This is the first time strong evidence for a 'polar planet' orbiting a binary star system has been found.
- The planet's unique orbital path is described as 'incredible and exciting' by astronomers, highlighting its unusual characteristics.
- The discovery was made serendipitously, as the observations were not aimed at finding such a planet or configuration.
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Luke Skywalker's planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?
WASHINGTON: In a memorable image from the 1977 film Star Wars, the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine. Astronomers since then indeed have discovered worlds, called circumbinary planets, orbiting two stars. But for sheer exoticism, it would be
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Star Wars-like planet with unusual orbit found outside solar system, scientists say
Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit two stars like the “Star Wars” desert planet Tatooine with double sunsets that Luke Skywalker calls home.
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