By constraining the age of the seven-planet system, we can better our understanding of its habitability
Astronomers work out details of ‘least understood’ exoplanet
The orbital period of the TRAPPIST-1 system’s most remote planet, TRAPPIST-1h, has been uncovered
Seven Earth-sized planets discovered just 40 light years away
The system has both the largest number of Earth-sized planets yet found and the largest number of worlds that could support liquid water on their surfaces
Potentially habitable worlds found just 40 light years from Earth
Similar in size and temperature to Venus and Earth, the exoplanets are the best targets so far in our search for life