In the second-ever discovery of its kind, multiple planets have been orbiting around two stars at once in a binary star system straight out of Star Wars.
Scientists have discovered planets orbiting a binary star system just like the fictional planet Tatooine, in a solar system far, far away.
Rosemary Mardling, a senior lecturer at Monash University's School of Physics and Astronomy, and co-author of the study, told"So its surface temperature may well be 'not too hot, not too cold' for life.like our Saturn and so has no solid surface—it is, therefore, unlikely to harbor life. But if the planet has moons, they could well harbor life."
NASA illustration of a planet orbiting a binary star system. Orbiting a binary star system may come with some strange conditions on the planets, with multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, and weird, unstable orbits."The light and other radiation reaching the surface of such a planet would just be the sum of that from each of the stars," Mardling said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Star Wars Game Gameplay: Star Wars Outlaws by UbisoftOver the weekend, Ubisoft announced that in 2024 it would release the world’s first open-world Star Wars game: Star Wars Outlaws. Now, we have the first gameplay from the release.
Read more »
Star Wars Outlaws gameplay looks like Grand Theft Auto: TatooineOutlaws looks like if you put Han Solo in Grand Theft Auto.
Read more »
Astronomers discover 2nd-ever 'Tatooine' star system with multiple planets orbiting multiple sunsHarry is a U.K.-based staff writer at Live Science. He studied Marine Biology at the University of Exeter (Penryn campus) and after graduating started his own blog site 'Marine Madness,' which he continues to run with other ocean enthusiasts. He is also interested in evolution, climate change, robots, space exploration, environmental conservation and anything that's been fossilized. When not at work he can be found watching sci-fi films, playing old Pokemon games or running (probably slower than he'd like).
Read more »
All New Star Wars and Avatar Movies Have Their Release Dates PushedDisney spent its Tuesday shaking up its movie release schedule in some very, very big ways.
Read more »
Upcoming Star Wars Films Get New Release DatesSeveral upcoming Star Wars films have had their release dates delayed.
Read more »
2 Star Wars Movies In 2026: Disney Announces Radical New Release DatesDisney has offered a massive update by confirming that two new Star Wars movies are arriving in 2026, a year after the initial 2025 release slot.
Read more »