TRAPPIST-1
Even Though Red Dwarfs Have Long Lasting Habitable Zones, They’d be Brutal to Life
Two new studies from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have thrown some cold water on the notion that planets…
We Have More Details on the Outermost Trappist-1 Planet!
A new study by an international team of researchers has revealed information about the surface conditions on TRAPPIST-1's outermost planet.
Here’s How We Can Detect Plants on Extrasolar Planets
In a presentation at Breakthrough Discuss, astrophysicist Dr. Berdyugina explained how methods used to study stars could be used to…
TRAPPIST-1 System Ideal For Life Swapping
A new study of the TRAPPIST-1 system indicates that life-swapping may take place between the planets in its habitable zone,…
TRAPPIST-1 Is Showing A Bit Too Much Flare
The TRAPPIST-1 star might flare too frequently and too violently for life to exist on the TRAPPIST planets.
NASA Brings Trappist-1 Into Focus… Kinda Sorta
NASA recently announced the release of raw, uncalibrated data of the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which was collected by the Kepler…
Volcanic Hydrogen Gives Planets a Boost for Life
A new study by a team of astronomers from the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University indicates that habitable zones…
7 Questions For 7 New Planets
The TRAPPIST 7 have some explaining to do. Are they really Earth-like and potentially habitable?
SETI Has Already Tried Listening to TRAPPIST-1 for Aliens
Ever since the presence of exoplanets was announced in the TRAPPIST-1 system, SETI has been monitoring the system for signs…
Huge News, Seven Earth-Sized Worlds Orbiting a Red Dwarf, Three in the Habitable Zone
In what is the biggest announcement in exoplanet-hunting history, NASA has announced the discovery of seven rocky exoplanets around a…