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Kepler-16b is a giant exoplanet orbiting two stars. Its notable feature is its circumbinary orbit, meaning it circles both stars simultaneously—a configuration similar to the fictional planet Tatooine. This discovery, made by NASA’s Kepler mission, offers scientists an opportunity to study planetary...
Outer planet of the Kepler-47 circumbinary system announced in 2012, notable as the first circumbinary planet found orbiting within a stellar habitable zone.
Inner planet of Kepler-47, announced in 2012 as part of the first confirmed transiting circumbinary multi-planet system, completing an orbit around its binary host pair every ~49 days.
A circumbinary exoplanet discovered in 2020 by NASA's TESS mission, notable for being the first such planet detected by the spacecraft around a binary star system.
A circumbinary exoplanet discovered in 2019 using NASA's Kepler space telescope, notable for having the largest radius of the three known planets within this binary star system.
