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We all die! :-) Okay, it's cool looking. But nothing will live up to the two stars in Star Wars. :-) Though, I don't know the feasibility of the science on tha
by millerm 13y ago
We all die! :-) Okay, it's cool looking. But nothing will live up to the two stars in Star Wars. :-) Though, I don't know the feasibility of the science on that one.
- ygra 13y agoThere are systems with twin stars.
- sp332 13y agoBut how stable would a planet's orbit be in a two-star system?
- ygra 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_star_system#Planets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_star_system#Planets says »Simulations have shown that the presence of a binary companion can actually improve the rate of planet formation within stable orbital zones«
- vignesh_vs_in 13y agotwo star systems are more common than a single star system in the universe.
- ndonnellan 13y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5938999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5938999 Our neighborhood has a triple-star system!
- aamar 13y agoThat's a triple-planet system. Presumably millerm's asking about stable-orbit, habitable-zone planets in a multiple-star system, like Kepler 47: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120829-new-planets-twin-stars-space-science-nasa/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120829-new-p...
- deletes 13y agoNope, the system mentioned here [1] is a triple-star system. Read the first line [2]. [1]:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5938999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5938999 [2]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_667 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_667
- aamar 13y agoThank you for the correction; apologies for my error.