University of Birmingham: Astronomers Find Rare Twist in Exoplanet's Twin Star Orbit
April 19, 2025
April 19, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England, April 19 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:
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Astronomers find rare twist in exoplanet's twin star orbit
First time that strong evidence for a 'polar planet' orbiting a stellar pair has been collected
Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around a rare pair of strange stars - a real-life 'twist' on the fictional twin suns of Star Wars hero . . .
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Astronomers find rare twist in exoplanet's twin star orbit
First time that strong evidence for a 'polar planet' orbiting a stellar pair has been collected
Astronomers have discovered a planet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around a rare pair of strange stars - a real-life 'twist' on the fictional twin suns of Star Wars hero . . .