Tatooine-like planets with 2 suns 'found'

ASTRONOMERS have found 27 potential Tatooine-like planets orbiting two suns - which could point to thousands more hiding in plain sight.

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A new satellite search has identified the unusual worlds that orbit two suns, rather like the fictional Star Wars home planet of Luke Skywalker.

These so-called circumbinary planets were once considered science fiction - in contrast to the 6,000 -plus confirmed planets found around single stars.