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U.S. satellites snap stunning footage of a punishing desert storm
On April 19, two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellites snapped footage of an immense dust storm ...
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Star Wars-like planet with unusual orbit found outside solar system, scientists say
Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit two stars like the fictional “Star Wars” scorching desert planet Tatooine with double sunsets that Luke Skywalker calls home. The new planet ...
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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say
Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit two stars like the fictional “Star Wars” scorching desert planet Tatooine with double sunsets that Luke Skywalker calls home. The new planet ...
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Luke Skywalker's planet orbited two stars. How about brown dwarfs instead?
WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine.
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'Tatooine-like' planet outside the solar system may orbit 2 failed stars, scientists say
The research was published in the journal Science Advances.Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit two stars like the fictional "Star Wars" scorching desert planet Tatooine with double ...