Astronomers Discover 27 New Exoplanets Resembling Tatooine from Star Wars

- Astronomers have found 27 potential exoplanets orbiting around two stars, resembling Luke Skywalker's world Tatooine, using data from the TESS satellite.

Astronomers Discover 27 New Exoplanets Resembling Tatooine

Researchers have identified 27 potential exoplanets orbiting around two stars, similar to the world of Tatooine from Star Wars, using data from the TESS satellite.

TESS Data Analysis

Utilizing data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists analyzed the oscillations between stars orbiting each other and creating eclipses, using a method called 'apsidal precession'.

Characteristics of the Exoplanets

These planets, located approximately 650 to 18,000 light-years away from Earth, could be up to 10 times the size of Neptune and Jupiter.

The findings of the study were published in the 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society' journal.