Kepler 16B Two Suns. A giant and frigid planet that enjoys double sunsets as it circles two stars has been spotted in the. The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film star wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact.
Https Encrypted Tbn0 Gstatic Com Images Q Tbn And9gcsiaylhnf02i7fjud55ppsrgynkuc8wkegcgdtoobvyw3g4lt8f Usqp Cau from The planet orbits its two suns. (cnn) although we will never watch two suns rise and fall from the perspective of our own planet, like luke skywalker on tatooine in the iconic scene from star wars: Its other parent star is a small red dwarf.
Scientists, however, do not believe researchers say that kepler 16b is composed of roughly half rock and half gas.
Kepler 16b was discovered by the kepler space vehicle, a satellite telescope that searches for habitable planets. The frequent eclipses have given kepler 16b the most accurate mass and radius determination for a planet outside our solar system. Nasa / ames research center. For the new study, billy quarles, a doctoral student at the university of texas at arlington, and colleagues simulated several possible.
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