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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. Since the system of seven tightly-packed ...

In contrast, the new measurements ... to be habitable than scientists once thought, study suggests "If an atmosphere exists, the heat should be distributed from the day side of the planet to ...