Science News: "Tatooine Worlds Orbiting Two Suns Often Survive Violent Escapades of Aging Stars"

     Recently I read a fascinating article involving a new discovery in space. Two stars have been found with planets in orbit of them (a-la Tatooine from "Star Wars"). While a solar system with dual suns (binary solar system) isn't unheard of, scientists have now discovered that the planets have the capability to survive longer into the suns' lives than previously expected. A study led by Veselin Kostov of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, as well as a York University master's student named Keavin Moore and Professor Ray Jayawardhana have been researching planets in binary systems and found out something intriguing. Planets orbiting two stars will move to wider orbits upon the expansion of their home stars which results in the planet's survival. The article is very interesting and explains much more than I can. I recommend giving it a read if you have any interest in space exploration

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