TRAPPIST-1
There are Seven Rocky Planets in the TRAPPIST-1 System and They’re Surprisingly Similar
The TRAPPIST-1 system has long be studied by exoplanet hunters due to its unique quantity of planets that happen to…
Some Stars Could Support as Many as 7 Habitable Planets
A new study by a team of astronomers and planetary scientists calculate that some stars could have as many as…
Do the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Have Atmospheres?
A new study takes a hard look at the TRAPPIST-1 system to determine if its seven exoplanets could have viable…
Astronomers Find a Six-Planet System Which Orbit in Lockstep With Each Other
Astronomers have found a star system with six exoplanets that orbit with an almost perfect 3:2 resonance.
How Did the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Get Their Water?
A new study by an international team of astronomers raises questions about the existence of debris belts around red dwarf…
Astronomers Spot Rare Brown Dwarf Pair
Sometimes, the strangest stellar finds are right in our own cosmic neighborhood. Astronomers recently made an interesting discovery while putting…
This is Kepler’s Final Image
Even in retirement, the Kepler space telescope is still allowing for discoveries, which include it's "last light" images and recordings.
One of the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Has an Iron Core
According to a new study by a team of Columbia University's Cool Worlds Lab, one of the TRAPPIST-1 planets had…
Weekly Space Hangout: April 4, 2018: Mathew Anderson’s “Habitable Exoplanets”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
TRAPPIST-1 Planets Might Actually Have Too Much Water to be Habitable
A new study has cast doubt on whether or not the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable, indicating that it has…