Astronomy / Space Twin Sun Planets News... Sort of...

[deMangler]

Well, whaddya know

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/03/two_sun_system_planets_form_elsewhere/

Well, adopted or constructed...


"The fires of dawn ... !" breathed Zaphod. "The twin suns of Soulianis
and Rahm ... !"

"Or whatever," said Ford quietly.

"Soulianis and Rahm!" insisted Zaphod.


The full study has the cool title Forming circumbinary planets: N-body simulations of Kepler-34

 

[JeffRyan]

I'm sorry I can't take any article seriously that uses the word 'astroboffin'.

 

[Cody]

I'm sorry I can't take any article seriously that uses the word 'astroboffin'.

El Reg has always used the term 'boffin' with respect intended - it's cool by me.

 

[Dr Wookie]

Telling the planets that they are adopted is also misleading, since it sounds like the planets were nabbed from another star system. Instead, they are thought to form further out in the same system, then migrate inwards (because reasons)