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Yale study finds climate-friendly Tatooine-like planets in binary star systems, suggesting orderly cosmic alignment.

<p>Luke Skywalker&rsquo;s childhood might have been slightly less harsh if he&rsquo;d grown up on a more temperate Tatooine &mdash; like the ones identified in a new, Yale-led study.</p> <p>According to the study&rsquo;s authors, there are more climate-friendly planets in binary star systems &mdash; in other words, those with two suns &mdash; than previously known. And, they say, it may be a sign that, at least in some ways, the universe leans in the direction of orderly alignment rather than chaotic misalignment.</p>

A Yale-led study has found a plethora of planets in binary star systems that offer more temperate climates thanks to their orderly alignment.