🇦🇺 Australia 15h ago · Donna Lu

Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away

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Scientists discover 27 potential new planets that orbit two stars in solar systems far, far away
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On ‘Star Wars day’, researchers more than double the number of potential known ‘circumbinary’ planets like the fictional Tatooine, home to Luke SkywalkerAstronomers have discovered 27 new potential planets that orbit two stars, like the fictional desert planet Tatooine from the Star Wars universe.To date, only about 18 circumbinary planets – which orbit around two stars – had been identified in the universe. More than 6,000 planets have been discovered that orbit single stars, like Earth does ar

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