The TRAPPIST-1 system is incredibly special because it’s packed with seven planets, and three of them are near what we consider to be the habitable zone of the central star. However, scientists ...

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a science-fiction writer's dream. Seven Earth-sized worlds orbit a red dwarf star just 40 light-years away. Three of those worlds are within the habitable zone of the star.

It’s the question that is forever being asked: is there other life in space? And I’m not here to tell you that definitive ...

This 2018 artist's concept shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about the planets' diameters, masses and distances from the host star (far left).

A solar system 39 light years from Earth with seven ... Three of the seven planets live in the habitable zone, where liquid water can exist on large scales — think vast, deep oceans like on ...

But where are the best places to… Read More If you had to pick a place to set up shop amid the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 star system ... More Three potentially habitable and definitely ...