Scientists discover 3 Earth-size exoplanets that may have double sunsets — like Tatooine in Star Wars
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/scientists-discover-3-earth-size-exoplanets-that-may-have-double-sunsets-like-tatooine-in-star-wars
Scientists discover 3 Earth-size exoplanets that may have double sunsets — like Tatooine in Star Wars
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/scientists-discover-3-earth-size-exoplanets-that-may-have-double-sunsets-like-tatooine-in-star-wars
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Why do we always have to have a cringeworthy Tatooine comparison when we talk about planets in binary systems?
Well it won’t be exactly like Tatooine, it orbits 2 suns as a circumbinary pair, these planets orbiting 1 of the 2 stars, so while they may have 2 sunsets, it won’t be at the same time.
The stars are also red dwarfs, so very dim, and the second sunset would probably be more analogous to a brighter full moon than another day.