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🔬 Science
May 04, 2026 at 07:24 PM
Astronomers Discover 27 Potential Planets Each Orbiting Two Stars, Just Like the Fictional Tatooine in 'Star Wars'
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers have discovered 27 potential exoplanets orbiting two stars, potentially doubling the known binary star system worlds, akin to the fictional Tatooine.
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