SDSU Discovers Planets That Orbit Two Suns

Astronomers from San Diego State University have found more planets that orbit two suns, like the opening scene from Star Wars. Here's what the Twitterverse had to say when the news broke.

  1. #StarWars science...“@NatGeoChannel: "Tatooine" Planet With Two Suns Could Host Habitable Moon? on.natgeo.com/whlwmf
  2. RT @NatGeoChannel: "Tatooine" Planet With Two Suns Could Host Habitable Moon? on.natgeo.com/whlwmf
  3. Cool astronomy RT @grobbins: San Diego State discovers two planets that each have two suns. bit.ly/ygpZUQ #sdsu #sandiego #science
  4. RT @SDSU_NewsTeam: SDSU Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems ow.ly/8pZaW Two suns, one planet = Tatooine? Nope, it's the real deal
  5. RT @SDSU_NewsTeam: SDSU Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems ow.ly/8pZaW Two suns, one planet = Tatooine? Nope, it's the real deal
  6. . @SDSU_NewsTeam @NASAKepler Can anyone tell me whether the figure of eight orbit for a planet in a binary system ever dynamically stable?
  7. So with Kepler 34 and 35, we have better Tatooine sunsets than Kepler 16. And KOI 961 gives us "Honey, I Shrunk the Solar System." #aas219
  8. RT @SDSU_NewsTeam: SDSU Discovery Creates New Class of Planetary Systems ow.ly/8pZaW Two suns, one planet = Tatooine? Nope, it's the real deal

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Official SDSU Acct - Greg Block is the Director of Media Relations & New Media at San Diego State University. Fanatic Aztec fan, father of 2 little Aztecs.

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