The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact. NASA’s Kepler mission has made the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet — a planet orbiting two stars — 200 light-years from Earth.
Unlike Star Wars’ Tatooine, the planet is cold, gaseous and not thought to harbor life, but its discovery demonstrates the diversity of planets in our galaxy. Previous research has hinted at the existence of circumbinary planets, but clear confirmation proved elusive. Kepler detected such a planet, known as Kepler-16b, by observing transits, where the brightness of a parent star dims from the planet crossing in front of it.
I'm Katie.
I make jokes when I'm uncomfortable.
I've been on tumblr since July 2009, and have been extremely active since.
I'm a grammar nazi, so I will judge you if you are over 13 and cannot spell correctly.
I'm a cursing enthusiast, like many of the people on this website.
I have a weird accent. It's kind of London-english mixed with American slang (most likely derived from watching US tv shows)
I'm a self-proclaimed barista -thankfully I don't work at a place where I get rude customers all the time, but I can be a bitch nonetheless if you are stupid.
I'm a bookworm and book collector.
I have been living in New Zealand since 2001.
I'm a makeup addict. Some people go as far as to call me a guru, which is nice.
If you ask me stupid questions, I will embarrass you.
I'm a Potterhead, so it's best not to diss good ol' J.K in front of me.
Sarcasm is my language of choice, so don't take me too seriously and get all offended.
I wish I could be a published author someday. Lots of people say that my creative writing skills are excellent, but I can never find the patience to write a full-length novel.
You can expect the following on my blog: Harry Potter, Community, Personal posts, fangirling over certain good-looking people and
other things that are irrelevant to my life but I care about nonetheless , Doctor Who, my appreciation for John and Hank Green,Heroes, Black humour/Sarcasm, X men First Class, My love for Tumblr, Prison Break, Obsessing over makeup, Spongebob,F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Food porn, LOST
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