On Feb. 22, 2017, scientists announced the discovery of TRAPPIST-1, an alien solar system with at least seven Earth-sized planets. See pictures of the discovery here. Read the Full Story.

Feast your eyes and behold, our first glorious image of the TRAPPIST ... places to look for life beyond the Solar System. So all eyes will be on TRAPPIST-1 for the next few years at least.

For those enthralled by the first images of TRAPPIST-1 system from NASA, here's some good news: the space agency recently released even more photos. The raw images of the seven recently discovered ...

The seven worlds of TRAPPIST-1 are the most intriguing exoplanetary system discovered so far. What are these planets like, and could they support life? When you purchase through links on our site ...

At least seven planets are known to orbit within the TRAPPIST-1 solar system ... in the TRAPPIST-1 system suggest three likely models for the interior of these worlds. Image credit: NASA/JPL ...

science operations for JWST began in late June and the first images were released on July 12, 2022. Early observations of the TRAPPIST-1 system, a highly anticipated target, and their results were ...

This graph presents measured properties of the seven TRAPPIST ... in our own solar system. The relative sizes of the planets are indicated by the circles. All of the known TRAPPIST-1 planets ...

If the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, with multiple planets in the habitable ... (Photo digital Illustration by NASA/NASA via Getty Images) While humanity might find a new sanctuary on Mars as it ...

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This raises a question: Could aliens be watching for PPOs of planets in our own solar system? Those would happen more infrequently than in the TRAPPIST-1 system, where the planets are so close to ...