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375K views · 2.4K shares | #TRAPPIST1, the ultra cool dwarf star system, is about 39 light-years from Earth. Find out how long it would take NASA’s Space Shuttle, the New Horizons spacecraft and Breakthrough Starshot’s proposed laser sail-propelled vehicle to travel to the system. More on the new findings about this star system: https://goo.gl/5BiRCM | Space.com | Facebook

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NASA just made its big announcement and this is the crux of it: The dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, which is located about 39 light-years from Earth, is orbited by 7 (yes SEVEN!) Earth-sized planets, three of which could harbor oceans of water, making them possible homes for life. Exciting news, right? Read our full report: https://goo.gl/5BiRCM | Space.com

Astronomers have just confirmed a huge discovery: TRAPPIST-1 e, a rocky Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star just 40 light-years away. What makes this exciting? It's in the Goldilocks zone not too hot, not too cold where liquid water could exist. It's solid, Earth-like in size, and might even have oceans, clouds, and the conditions for life. This planet is one of the most promising candidates yet in the search for another Earth. A real game-changer for pla