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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations

A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest stellar neighbors, a ...
Forbes

Astronomers Orbiting TRAPPIST-1 Star Could Be Peering Back At Earth

The TRAPPIST-1 solar system, depicted in this artist's impression, might harbor Earth clones with oceans and rich atmospheres. (Photo digital Illustration by NASA/NASA via Getty Images) A young ...
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Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1b may have a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
Space.com

TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data

"At this point, we can rule out TRAPPIST-1d from a list of potential Earth twins or cousins." There's bad news for our hopes of habitable planets existing around TRAPPIST-1, with the James Webb Space ...
The New York Times

The Third Rock From Another Sun Shows No Signs of Life So Far

Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new study found nothing to write home about. By Jacey Fortin In the search for ...