Extrasolar Planets News

It's a remarkably hot world whose proximity to our own planet and to a star like our sun ... geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form it might be much older than once ... Read More

Tatooine-like double-star systems can host planets

Such systems have particular significance for science fiction fans. In the Star Wars films, Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine ... like the planets in our own Solar System, but with two suns." ... Read More

From Tatooine to reality

or with a clip from the movie Star Wars where Luke Skywalker looks up at the sky of his home planet, Tatooine, and sees two suns shining. Which will more easily awaken the interest of a sleepy ... Read More

Ever wanted to live on Tatooine?

Luke Skywalker’s childhood might have been slightly less harsh if he’d grown up on a more temperate Tatooine — like ... planets in binary star systems — in other words, those with two suns ... Read More

Three Planets Shine

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Four Planets Shine

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All You Need To Know About Kepler-16B, The Planet With Two Suns

We have all known since elementary school that our solar system consists of one sun that all ... it would have two sunsets, just like Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine. Read More

Life Under Three Suns: The Real Physics Behind Netflix’s 3 Body Problem

How would the chaotic alien world from the series' virtual reality game look in real life? We spoke to the show's science advisor to find out. Read More

Jupiter News

Dec. 13, 2023 — Brown dwarfs are objects that straddle the dividing line between stars and planets. They form like stars ... Understanding the science of 'ultracool brown dwarfs' will ... Read More

How could life survive on tidally locked planets?

Astronomers are especially interested in the habitability of these kinds of planets, which always face their star with the same side, because they are incredibly common in the universe. Read More

Science News

U.S. News // 2 days ... NASA to send unmanned drone 2 miles high to study radiation during eclipse April 5 (UPI) -- NASA researchers are planning to study changes in the Sun's radiation during ... Read More

Where are all these rogue planets coming from?

In broad terms, there are two ways FFPs can form. They can form like most planets do, in protoplanetary disks around young stars. These planets form by accretion of dust and gas. Or they can form ... Read More