For only the second time, astronomers have discovered multiple 'Tatooine worlds,' or circumbinary planets, in the same star system.
For just the second time ever, astronomers have discovered multiple"Tatooine worlds," or exoplanets orbiting a pair of stars, in the same star system. The discovery is further proof that these Star Wars-like planets are more common than scientists previously thought.
The first circumbinary planet, known as Kepler-16b, was discovered in 2011. This was closely followed by the discovery of two more examples, Kepler-34b and Kepler-35b, in 2012.. Since then, a total of 14 different circumbinary worlds have been discovered. BEBOP-1 is the second known MCS. The first, Kepler-47, was discovered in 2012 and has three exoplanets.
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