Sentences with phrase «ultracool dwarf star»
Seven temperate Earth - sized exoplanets readily amenable for atmospheric studies transit the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST - 1 (refs 1,2).
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From the moment that seven Earth - sized planets were discovered in orbit around TRAPPIST - 1 — an ultracool dwarf star located 39 light years away — astronomers have been busy trying to learn everything they can about this intriguing star system, particularly its potential to foster life.
When astronomers announced the discovery of seven Earth - sized planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST - 1, Earthlings immediately celebrated the possibility that one of those planetary neighbors could host life.
Earlier this year, scientists discovered a nearby ultracool dwarf star (which is regrettably a reference to its temperature rather than its rad style) named TRAPPIST - 1 with a record - setting seven Earth - sized planets in its orbit.
On 22 February 2017 astronomers announced the discovery of seven Earth - sized planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST - 1, 40 light - years away [1].
At least seven planets orbit this ultracool dwarf star 40 light - years from Earth and they are all roughly the same size as the Earth.
Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST - 1.
It spends much of its time monitoring the light from around 60 of the nearest ultracool dwarf stars and brown dwarfs («stars» which are not quite massive enough to initiate sustained nuclear fusion in their cores), looking for evidence of planetary transits.
Not exact matches
The planets orbit an «ultracool dwarf,» a star much smaller and cooler than the sun, but still possibly warm enough to allow for liquid water on the surfaces of at least two of the planets.
As an ultracool dwarf, TRAPPIST - 1 rides the edge of what counts as a star.
Earlier this year, Earthlings rejoiced when scientists announced the discovery of three rocky exoplanets in the habitable zone of TRAPPIST - 1, an «ultracool dwarf» star located just 39 light years away.