![]() The distance (perhaps along with the smaller solar projection of the star) would send the planet into extreme frigid temperatures. As the planet passes its larger star and reaches the orbit of its smaller star, the gravitational field of that star would give the planet more distance from it. As an example, a planet in a binary star system orbiting the larger star would be drawn closer to its gravitational field, causing the planet to endure heat of great temperatures during this period. Īccording to her, even planets in more stable orbits of a binary star system would suffer other kinds of problems such as climatic problems. Two stars of different masses orbiting one another would cause gravity fields to shift, causing potential instabilities in the orbits of any planets in their system. Ĭertified astrophysicist and Star Wars fan Jeanne Cavelos explains that scientists have been skeptical about the likelihood of binary star systems such as Tatooine since the gravity of one star may prevent planets from developing around the other. In 2011 it was reported by The Guardian that NASA spacecraft Kepler had discovered a planet, named Kepler-16b, with twin suns as seen in the Star Wars films. ![]() Intermediate binaries, or those with between 3 and 50 AU between them, had no dusty disks. In studies looking for dusty disks-where planet formation is likely-around binary stars, such disks were found in wide or narrow binaries, or those whose stars are more than 50 or less than 3 AU apart, respectively. Exoplanet researchers' simulations indicate that planets form frequently around close binaries, though gravitational effects from the dual star system tend to make them very difficult to find with current Doppler and transit methods of planetary searches. The first observationally confirmed binary - Kepler-16b - is a close binary. Tatooine appears to be of the other type - a "close" binary, where the stars are very close, and the planets orbit their common center of mass. Specifically, they orbit what are known as "wide" binary star systems where the two stars are fairly far apart (several AU). Of the 3457 exoplanets currently known, 146 actually orbit binary star systems (and 39 orbit multiple star systems with three or more stars). However, recent simulations indicate that planets are just as likely to form around binary star systems as single-star systems. In the past, scientists thought that planets would be unlikely to form around binary stars. Tatooine's twin stars A NASA depiction of a theoretical viewpoint from Kepler-16b's orbit of its two suns ![]() Despite this, their concepts are still probable. Many of the features or technologies used in the Star Wars universe are not yet considered possible. The iconic status that Star Wars has gained in popular culture and science fiction allows it to be used as an accessible introduction to real scientific concepts. ![]() Many of the on-screen technologies created or borrowed for the Star Wars universe were used mainly as plot devices. The Star Wars movies' primary objective is to build upon drama, philosophy, political science and less on scientific knowledge. The series has showcased many technological concepts, both in the movies and in the expanded universe of novels, comics and other forms of media. The interstellar space opera epic Star Wars uses science and technology in its settings and storylines.
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