HOW NASA DISCOVERS SEVEN (7) EXOPLANETS! #STEM (1270 hits)
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NASA: 7 Earth-sized planets discovered, 'second Earth' not a 'matter of if but when
Seven Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a nearby star, three of which appear to be warm enough to sustain life, according to astronomers from NASA and the European Southern Observatory.
The newly discovered exoplanets are 40 light-years away and some may contain liquid water.
A Belgian-led team made the discovery using both space- and ground-based telescopes, spotting the planets as they passed in front of the red dwarf star known as TRAPPIST-1.
