Astronomers Discover Rare 'Tatooine-Like' Solar System

Astronomers at the University of Birmingham have discovered a new binary star system called BEBOP-1 where planets orbit two suns, similar to Tatooine in Star Wars. The system features two planets, including TOI-1338b, which was discovered by NASA's TESS space telescope. The team used state-of-the-art instruments to measure the mass of the planets and discovered BEBOP-1c, a gas giant with an orbital period of 215 days and a mass 65 times larger than Earth. The discovery of circumbinary planets is important in understanding planet formation.