"This discovery confirms a new class of planetary systems that could harbor life," Kepler principal investigator William Borucki said. "Given that most stars in our galaxy are part of a binary system, this means the opportunities for life are much broader than if planets form only around single stars. This milestone discovery confirms a theory that scientists have had for decades but could not prove until now."
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I'd expect a double star would quickly send any planets into interstellar space.
N-body systems are not stable over long time periods.
Notice how one star is a lot larger than the other. Perhaps one star is like a planet to the other and the planet like a moon to lesser sun.
What do you call the shadow of the desert mouse cast by the second moon? *two moons dominate the night sky* We call that one Muad'Dib.
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