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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional “Star Wars” desert planet Tatooine.
Luke Skywalker's planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes ...
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New planet is breaking apart, losing material equal to a Mount Everest per orbit
About 5,800 planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets, have been discovered since the 1990s. Of those, only four ...
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'Tatooine-like' planet outside the solar system may orbit 2 failed stars, scientists say
And these observations are giving us hints about what's going on? A new "Tatooine-like" planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday.Related video ...
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'Tatooine-like' planet outside the solar system may orbit 2 failed stars, scientists say
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
but heavier than gas giant planets. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs ...