News Archive / Tagged: TRAPPIST-1

• Kepler data reveals Earth-like planet in star’s habitable zone

  Laurel KornfeldApril 21st, 2020

  Scientists who took a second look at data returned by NASA’s Kepler space telescope have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star.

• New study shows TRAPPIST-1 planets are rocky and could have water

  Laurel KornfeldFebruary 7th, 2018

  A new study has revealed the compositions of the seven TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets in unprecedented detail, showing them to be rocky worlds that could potentially have water.

• TRAPPIST-1 could be twice the age of the Solar System

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 13th, 2017

  The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its seven known planets have been around far longer than the Solar System, according to a new study by scientists who have estimated the system's age.

• Scientists use Kepler telescope data to uncover details about TRAPPIST-1 planet

  Laurel KornfeldMay 26th, 2017

  Data collected by NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope has enabled scientists to uncover orbital information for the outermost planet of the unusual TRAPPIST-1 planetary system.

• NASA’s Kepler provides new data on TRAPPIST-1

  Jim SharkeyMarch 11th, 2017

  Last month, researchers announced that TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star approximately 40 light-years from Earth, hosts seven planets that are probably rocky, including three in the habitable zone. On Wednesday, March 8, NASA released new data from Kepler's investigations of the dwarf star to the scientific community.

• James Webb Space Telescope will search TRAPPIST-1 planets for signs of life

  Laurel KornfeldMarch 3rd, 2017

  The seven Earth-sized planets discovered last month orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 will be ideal targets for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scheduled for launch next year, to probe in a search for signs of life.

• Website funded by NASA enables citizens to search for objects beyond Neptune

  Collin SkocikFebruary 26th, 2017

  With the groundbreaking discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the red dwarf TRAPPIST-1, readers might be interested to know that NASA has a website called "Backyard Worlds: Planet 9" – which allows everyday people to participate in the search for new worlds.

• Spitzer discovers star system with seven orbiting Earth-sized planets

  Laurel KornfeldFebruary 23rd, 2017

  A star system, approximately 40 light-years from Earth, with seven Earth-sized planets, including three in the habitable zone, has been discovered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.