A tug on binary stars reveals the mass of the Tatooine-like planet Kepler-16b

It’s not Tatooine, but it’s kinda close. More like an Ohann or Adriana.

Those are fictional gas giants orbiting the binary suns Tatoo I and II in Star Wars, the stars made famous by Luke Skywalker wistfully watching them set as the desert wind blew through his 1970s hair. 

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Published on March 04, 2022 06:00
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