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In Galaxies Far, Far Away, Some Planets Have Two Stars

What would life be like in a binary star system?

Aired 12/06/2021

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In Galaxies Far, Far Away, Some Planets Have Two Stars

Clip: Season 48 Episode 17 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

What would life be like in a binary star system?

Science fiction got some things right: On worlds in binary star systems, there are always two shadows and two sunsets.

Aired 12/06/2021

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