Sentences with phrase «circumbinary planets as»

New research from the University of Washington indicates that certain shot - period binary star systems eject circumbinary planets as a consequence of the host stars» evolution.

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So - called circumbinary planets — those planets that orbit around a binary star, like the fictional Tatooine from the Star Wars — can be ejected off into space as a consequence of their stars» evolution, according to a new study to be published in the Astrophysical Journal (arXiv.org preprint).

Planets like Kepler - 1647b in orbit around binary stars are known as circumbinary planets, and planet hunters spot them by looking for a dimming in the light from a star as the planet transits, or passes in front of the star from our perspPlanets like Kepler - 1647b in orbit around binary stars are known as circumbinary planets, and planet hunters spot them by looking for a dimming in the light from a star as the planet transits, or passes in front of the star from our perspplanets, and planet hunters spot them by looking for a dimming in the light from a star as the planet transits, or passes in front of the star from our perspective.

Kepler - 16b was the Kepler telescope's first discovery of a planet in a «circumbinary» orbit — circling both stars, as opposed to just one, in a double - star system.