The TRAPPIST-1 system still gets a lot of scientific attention. Potential Earth-like planets in a star's habitable zone are like magnets for planetary scientists. Finding seven of them in one ...

the star TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf – cooler and dimmer, which in turn means the system's habitable zone is closer to its sun. This raised hopes that one of the TRAPPIST-1 worlds might be habitable.

Three of the seven planets live in the habitable zone, where liquid water can exist on large scales — think vast, deep oceans like on Earth. And where there's water, there's the potential for ...

The habitable zone for complex life (blue ... This narrower zone excludes many exoplanets including Proxima Centauri b and TRAPPIST-1 planets e, f and g (black dots). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

If you had to pick a place to set up shop amid the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system, 39 light-years from Earth, the fourth rock from that alien… Read More Astronomers say they’ve ...

But where are the best places to… Read More If you had to pick a place to set up shop amid the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system ... More Three potentially habitable and definitely ...