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A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention of scientists. This planet orbits the star within the "Goldilocks zone"—a ...
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Webb Telescope Detects Possible Atmosphere on Earth-Sized TRAPPIST-1e

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered tantalizing hints of an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light-years away. This discovery raises hopes that ...
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Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out

Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool red dwarf, located about 40 light-years away in the ...
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A new look at TRAPPIST-1e, an earth-sized, habitable-zone exoplanet

Located about 39 light-years from Earth, the TRAPPIST system resembles a miniature version of our solar system: The star, an ultracool red dwarf, and all its planets would comfortably fit inside the ...