Friday, May 17, 2019

Teen discovers a Circumbinary Planet

A teen scientist from New York has discovered several distant exoplanets,
including a world that orbits two suns (artist’s concept shown).
T. PYLE/NASA/JPL-CALTECH
For all you Sci Fi fans ... remember Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s home world in Star Wars?  That was a great sight on the theater's screen, a majestic planet orbiting twin stars.
Now, a teen in New York City has discovered just such a world orbiting a pair of stars far, far away.
Brian Wu, 17, presented his findings this week at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Ariz.

For the complete story, go to Science News for Students

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