Are the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Home to Life?

With a record number of exoplanets in this star’s habitable zone, the TRAPPIST-1 system is a likely contender for biological life beyond our solar system.
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“The TRAPPIST-1 worlds are the most optimal currently at our disposal. They are providing humanity with its first opportunities at discovering evidence of biology beyond the Solar system.”
TRAPPIST-1 Planets Are Even More Like Earth Than We Thought
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“The TRAPPIST-1 system is made up of seven roughly Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star around 39 light-years away and is often hailed as the most likely place for life outside our solar system that we know of. A new study offers further insight into each TRAPPIST planet's biological properties and the signs are encouraging.”
New Clues to TRAPPIST-1 Planet Compositions, Atmospheres
“In the year since NASA announced the seven Earth-sized planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system, scientists have been working hard to better understand these enticing worlds just 40 light-years away.”
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