Real-Life Tatooine of ‘Star Wars’ Discovered, Here’s How Astronomers Found the Planet With Two Suns

Medicine & Technology Feb 28, 2022

A new study proves that ground-based telescopes can look for a planet that orbits two suns, such as the Kepler-16b. See this real-life Tatooine planet, which was home to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.

Star Wars Tatooine Planet May Be Common

Mar 31, 2015

One of the most iconic scenes ever filmed for Star Wars occurred when Luke walked outside his boyhood home on the rocky, desert planet of Tatooine and looked up at the two suns setting. Now, scientists believe that these Earth-like worlds with two suns in their sky may actually be more common than originally thought, throughout the Milky Way Galaxy.

Binary Star Planets Like Star Wars'Tatooine May Exist in Universe

Mar 31, 2015

Astrophysicists now believe that rocky Earth-like planets with two suns -- like Tatooine in the movie Star Wars --probably exist in the universe.