An illustration of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host stars, a pair of brown dwarfs. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have found evidence of a Tatooine-like exoplanet that ...

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Astronomers have discovered a strikingly unusual exoplanet: one which orbits its host stars in a totally new way. The planet ...

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The image of Luke Skywalker gazing wistfully across the desert of Tatooine while a pair of “suns” set on the horizon is among ...

We are already familiar with exoplanets orbiting two stars. But 2M1510 (AB) b is a novelty: its orbit is perpendicular to that of its stars.