New Tatooine-like exoplanet discovered orbiting twin suns. Meet …
WEBJun 12, 2023 · The discovery of the new planet BEBOP-1c confirms the 2nd-ever known planetary system orbiting twin stars similar to the fictional planet Tatooine of Star Wars fame.
Astronomers discover rare planet that resembles fictional Star …
WEBJun 14, 2023 · An international team of astronomers has discovered a rare new multi-planet system that closely resembles the home of Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker, Tatooine. The system includes a new planet called BEBOP-1c, which comes from the name of the project that discovered it: Binaries Escorted By Orbiting Planets.
New exoplanet discovery sparks hope of hidden 'Tatooines' - CBC.ca
WEBJun 12, 2023 · While the fictional Tatooine was alone, BEBOP-1c is the second planet discovered in the real TOI-1338 system.
New ‘Tatooine’ Found: Second Star System Where Planets ... - Forbes
WEBJun 12, 2023 · A star system has been found where planets orbit around two stars instead of one, bringing to mind the iconic binary sunset seen by Luke Skywalker on Tatooine in the original Star Wars movie.
Tatooine exoplanets may be more habitable than we thought
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · A new study suggests that habitable versions of Tatooine-like exoplanets – those with 2 suns, like the fictional planet Tatooine of the Star Wars franchise – might be more common than thought...
Second ‘Tatooine’ multiplanetary system discovered - EarthSky
WEBJun 16, 2023 · Bottom line: An international team of astronomers says it has found the 2nd-known Tatooine-like multiplanetary system. At least 2 planets orbit both binary stars at once.
From 'Tatooine' to reality: How exoplanet research has translated …
WEBMar 4, 2024 · An astronomy lesson on binary stars could begin with a series of complex diagrams and data or with a clip from the movie Star Wars where Luke Skywalker looks up at the sky of his home planet,...
'Tatooine-like' planet spotted from Earth points to future …
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · A ground-based telescope's detection of a known Tatooine-like planet could herald new discoveries of similar planets, researchers say.
Tatooine Worlds | News | Astrobiology
WEBJan 15, 2020 · When the the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, it featured the now-iconic two-sun, “circumbinary” planet Tatooine. At that time astronomers didn’t really know if such solar systems existed, with more than one sun and at least one planet.
Earth-sized ‘Tatooine’ planets could be habitable - Science@NASA
WEBApr 11, 2017 · With two suns in its sky, Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine in "Star Wars" looks like a parched, sandy desert world. In real life, thanks to observatories on the ground and in space, we know that two-star systems can indeed support planets, although many planets discovered so far around double-star systems are large and gaseous.
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