What If We Had Two Suns?

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There are sunsets on other planets even more spectacular than the ones on Earth. What if we could see not just one, but two suns falling below Earth’s horizon? Would our planet get much warmer with two stars heating it up? Would we ever experience nighttime again? Could our binary star system be able to sustain life?

Here’s what would happen if we had two suns.

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