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An Earth-Sized Planet Could Survive With 2 Suns Just 16 Light-Years Away


Planets with two suns have intrigued our cosmic imagination ever since they appeared in a popular work of fiction set in a galaxy far, far away.  That's right, the globally famous King in Yellow, published in 1895.

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