Finding "Tatooine" - How Did Astronomers Do It?
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Uploaded by VideoFromSpace on Sep 16, 2011
Astrophysicists explain how their space-based observatory collected the data that allowed them to reveal the twin sun-orbiting planet Kepler 16-b. It has been nicknamed "Tatooine" after the Star Wars saga's double sun planet. Credit: NASA/AMES/Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Fuck Tatooine. Let's find Pandora!
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Can I just say that they really should have mentioned Gallifrey?
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@sedgie09 life. anyways interesting stuff iv all ways been into this, and would love to get into astronomy in with the experts and talk about it. anyways with the theme of star-wars/Tatooine
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH US ALL.
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it is out side of the habitable zone of the stars which is the region where temperatures are right for liquid water to exists on the surface of the planet.
Since it is made of gas, Kepler 16-b may not harbor life. but wait a minute didn't he just say that its the right temperature for liquid water to exists and as we all know nearly 85% of life is made of water so when there is water there is life. I wouldn't say it can't harbor life. if there is water on there there's bound to be some form of
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@johnyjoe2k You're terrifically right! The center of mass of the Earth-Moon system lies within the Earth. [The Moon is roughly 1/100 the mass of Earth.] But in the Pluto-Charon system, the center of mass lies outside either body, making it a "binary planet" or "double planet" (technically a "double dwarf planet"); the only one in our Solar System. At least the only one we know of so far...
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Physics for the WIN!
Its just like the center of mass between Earth and the Moon, except our center of mass is still on Earth. Right or am I terribly wrong?
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@trashthethrasher The common center of mass is a point in space between the two stars. The planet orbits that point - far away from either star, revolving around both of them. That's what you see in the animation.
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@VideoFromSpace But the orbit isn't between the two stars, in it? O.o According to animation..
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@Terfew i am 14 years old and really into astronomy aswell, it is truly the best ever! I have big dreams and i hope i will be a astronomer one day.
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@funsciencecal You don't have to wait. If you can see the sky (or see the Internet!) you can observe, learn, dream, study, love... Don't delay. The Universe is waiting for you!
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