NASA's telescope had revealed the largest batch of Earth-size, habitable zone planets during the last fortnight.
The Highlights.
* They've been called the TRAPPIST - 1 system.
* They orbit around a star about 40 light-years outside our solar system. What it means is that
it would take about 11,250 years to get to them.
* The system consists of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star, 3 of them in the habitable
zone.
The scientists went on to describe them as:-
* Brilliant objects in a red sky.
* Looming like larger and smaller versions of our own moon.
* But these are no moons.
* They are Earth-size planets in a spectacular planetary system outside our own.
* The seven rocky worlds huddle around their small, dim, red star like a "family around a
campfire".
Tailpiece.
Yet another milestone towards man's continuing search for distant life and perhaps, a step closer to unraveling the mystery of life!
The Highlights.
* They've been called the TRAPPIST - 1 system.
* They orbit around a star about 40 light-years outside our solar system. What it means is that
it would take about 11,250 years to get to them.
* The system consists of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star, 3 of them in the habitable
zone.
The scientists went on to describe them as:-
* Brilliant objects in a red sky.
* Looming like larger and smaller versions of our own moon.
* But these are no moons.
* They are Earth-size planets in a spectacular planetary system outside our own.
* The seven rocky worlds huddle around their small, dim, red star like a "family around a
campfire".
Tailpiece.
Yet another milestone towards man's continuing search for distant life and perhaps, a step closer to unraveling the mystery of life!
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