Astronomy Research

Astronomers Find New Circumbinary "Tatooine-like" Planet Candidates

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May 19, 2026 80 views
Original source: Universe Today

There's a distinct category of exoworlds out there that orbit two stars. They're called "circumbinary" planets and up until recently, astronomers had only found about 18 of them among the 6000+ other known exoplanets and candidates. Now, a team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, ...