Fragments of the space rock rained down over Tatahouine, Tunisia - the filming location of Tatooine in Star Wars.
Planets with two suns like Luke Skywalker's homeworld may be as common as planets orbiting a solitary star.
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a Jupiter-sized exoplanet in a distant binary star system.
Astronomers believe that desert planets similar to Tatooine in Star Wars might actually be common.
Distant solar systems with more than one star could be good places to look for habitable worlds.