University of Hawaii: New Method to Detect Tatooine-Like Planets Validated
February 04, 2022
February 04, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
A new technique developed in part by University of Hawaii astronomer Nader Haghighipour has allowed scientists to quickly detect a transiting planet with two suns.
Termed circumbinary planets, these objects orbit around a pair of stars. For years, these planets were merely the subject of science fiction, like Tatooine in Star Wars. However, thanks to NASA's successful p . . .
A new technique developed in part by University of Hawaii astronomer Nader Haghighipour has allowed scientists to quickly detect a transiting planet with two suns.
Termed circumbinary planets, these objects orbit around a pair of stars. For years, these planets were merely the subject of science fiction, like Tatooine in Star Wars. However, thanks to NASA's successful p . . .