Circumbinary planet
Such planets circle both stars in a binary star system. This topic is part of Astronomy within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Circumbinary planet trivia questions
A circumbinary planet orbits what?
Answer: Two stars
Bonus fact: Such planets circle both stars in a binary star system.
A circumbinary planet is often compared with the fictional homeworld of which Star Wars character?
Answer: Luke Skywalker
Bonus fact: Luke's home planet Tatooine is famous for having two suns in its sky.
Which NASA mission found several of the best-known circumbinary exoplanets?
Answer: Kepler
Bonus fact: Kepler detected repeated dimming patterns that revealed planets crossing in front of binary stars.
Kepler-16b is famous for orbiting how many stars?
Answer: Two
Bonus fact: It is a circumbinary planet, sometimes compared to Star Wars' Tatooine.