Thursday, February 23, 2017

Exoplanet Discovery | seven Earth-sized planets found!

Have you seen this image before? Yes, it's the new Google doodle. And what happens if you click it? It will take you to a new web page and tell you about the discovery of new exoplanets.
Now you may wonder, what actually is an exoplanet! An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. NASA has announced the extraordinary discovery of seven Earth-size exoplanets orbiting a nearby star; at least three of which could have liquid water on their surfaces! These planets found closely circling a dwarf star named Trappist-1, which is at 39 light years away from earth. This makes TRAPPIST-1 into the top tier of places we might search for life.

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