A Tatooine-Like Planet Is Revealing How Worlds Form Around Two Suns

A Tatooine-Like Planet Is Revealing How Worlds Form Around Two Suns

Learn how the discovery of a young planet orbiting two suns is revealing how worlds form and survive in binary star systems.

A real-life Tatooine: Astronomers spot a rare planet orbiting two suns up close

Astronomers have captured a rare and cinematic sight: a distant planet orbiting not one, but two suns, much like the fictional world of Tatooine from Star Wars. While scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system, directly imaging one is still uncommon. Finding a planet that circles a pair of stars—and seeing it […] The post A real-life Tatooine: Astronomers spot a rare planet orbiting two suns up close appeared firs…