Kepler-16b is a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting a binary (two-star) system located 200 light-years from Earth. This view is shown from the surface of a hypothetical moon orbiting the planet, which was discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission.
Kepler-16b is a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting a binary (two-star) system located 200 light-years from Earth. This view is shown from the surface of a hypothetical moon orbiting the planet, which was discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission.
Since the Kepler-16 system has two suns (like the fictional planet Tatooine in “Star Wars”), objects like this rock would cast double shadows.
Since the Kepler-16 system has two suns (like the fictional planet Tatooine in “Star Wars”), objects like this rock would cast double shadows.
One of two stars in the Kepler-16 system, Kepler-16 A is a K-type main-sequence star, similar in mass to the sun in our solar system.
One of two stars in the Kepler-16 system, Kepler-16 A is a K-type main-sequence star, similar in mass to the sun in our solar system.
One of two stars in the Kepler-16 system, Kepler-16 B is a M-type dwarf star, smaller and dimmer than our sun.
One of two stars in the Kepler-16 system, Kepler-16 B is a M-type dwarf star, smaller and dimmer than our sun.
