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03-01-2017, 09:25 AM
There might be a real-life Tatooine in this distant star system
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For the first time, scientists found evidence of a rocky planetary system surrounding a double sun.*
Yes, like Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.*
While many of these double star systems — often referred to as "Tatooine-like" — have been found before, this marks the first time scientists have found evidence of rocky planetary material in one.*
SEE ALSO: Seven Earth-sized planets orbit an alien star only 40 light-years away (http://mashable.com/2017/02/22/seven-exoplanets-orbiting-trappist-1-star/)
The star system, which is located about 1,000 light-years from Earth and named SDSS 1557, is composed of a white dwarf star and a brown dwarf — an object too small to be considered a full-fledged star, but too large to be a planet.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/02/28/tatooine-like-star-system-star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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For the first time, scientists found evidence of a rocky planetary system surrounding a double sun.*
Yes, like Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.*
While many of these double star systems — often referred to as "Tatooine-like" — have been found before, this marks the first time scientists have found evidence of rocky planetary material in one.*
SEE ALSO: Seven Earth-sized planets orbit an alien star only 40 light-years away (http://mashable.com/2017/02/22/seven-exoplanets-orbiting-trappist-1-star/)
The star system, which is located about 1,000 light-years from Earth and named SDSS 1557, is composed of a white dwarf star and a brown dwarf — an object too small to be considered a full-fledged star, but too large to be a planet.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/02/28/tatooine-like-star-system-star-wars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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