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Astronomy

Planet Formation Around Binary Star Systems

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More than half of all star systems are binary or multi-star, yet we've only confirmed a handful of planets in such systems—but they exist, like the famous 'Tatooine' planet Kepler-16b.

Why this is interesting

You've probably seen sci-fi movies with a double sunset, but did you know that planets can actually form and survive around binary stars? How does that work when two stars are tugging on everything around them?