Seven terrestrial exoplanets around a nearby star (University of Bern)
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(Source: University of Bern) TRAPPIST-1 is the name of the small, ultracool star that is the new hot topic in astronomy and the search for life outside our solar system. Observing the star with telescopes from the ground and space during an extensive campaign, an international team found that there are at least seven terrestrial planets around TRAPPIST-1. Their temperatures are low enough to make possible liquid water on the surfaces, as the researchers report in the journal «Nature». «Looking for life elsewhere, this system is probably our best bet as of today», says Brice-Olivier Demory, professor at the University of Bern`s Center for Space and Habitability and one of the authors of the...