The TRAPPIST1 exoplanet system has seven earthlike planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophysicists on the Nature paper to discuss the discovery of this planetary system.

Check out this TRAPPIST video by PBS SpaceTime!    • The Treasures of Trappist1 | Space Time  

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