HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.

The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Science.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.

The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Science.

more…

Why am I so underwhelmed after examining the offered facts? There is more interest in a garden pool.

PermeateFree said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.

The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Science.

more…

Why am I so underwhelmed after examining the offered facts? There is more interest in a garden pool.

Yes.

Triple stars aren’t THAT rare.

dv said:

PermeateFree said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.

The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Science.

more…

Why am I so underwhelmed after examining the offered facts? There is more interest in a garden pool.

Yes.

Triple stars aren’t THAT rare.

It’s more that the hype does not match the facts. Just more click-bait.

CrazyNeutrino said:

HD 131399Ab: Scientists discover strange planet with three suns

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar system that contains not just one sun, but three.

The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, appears even more unusual than the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, Tatooine, which orbited around two suns, according to the findings published in the US journal Science.

more…

BTW, this made it onto BTN, the ABC3 news program.

The other space news on the same new program was the successful lift-off of astronauts for the ISS.