Ceres: everything you need to know about this exciting little planet

Ceres: Everything You Need To Know About This Exciting Little Planet

In 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi, an Italian monk, looked up into the sky through his telescope and discovered what he thought was a comet or an asteroid. He named it Ceres, after the Roman goddess of grain and agriculture. As more was discovered about it over the years, it came into planet status, and is now…

Tatooine-like planet in a binary star system discovered

Tatooine-like planet in a binary star system discovered

The twin-starred Star Wars planet defies astronomical classification Star Wars fans will be pleased to hear that the fictional planet of Tatooine, notable for having two suns, is more real that they may have thought; thanks to a discovery made by a group of astronomers working in France. The discovery in question comes in the…