'Tatooine' planet with two suns discovered

Friday, September 16, 2011 - 15:00 in Astronomy & Space

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Astronomers say planets with two suns, like the fictional Tatooine in the "Star Wars" films, do exist and the first one has been identified and named.

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