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Kepler was on the job.

TRAPPIST-1 2017-02-22 18:00:44
TRAPPIST-1 2017-02-22 18:00:44

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TRAPPIST-1 System NASA HAS REVEALED SEVEN EARTH-SIZE PLANETS AROUND A STAR CALLED TRAPPIST-1.
TRAPPIST-1 System NASA HAS REVEALED SEVEN EARTH-SIZE PLANETS AROUND A STAR CALLED TRAPPIST-1.

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NASA Tweet

NASA @NASA NASA New discovery! We're announcing new findings on planets orbiting other stars tomorrow at 1pm ET: go.nasa.gov/2m.6HNIQ? #askNASA
NASA @NASA NASA New discovery! We're announcing new findings on planets orbiting other stars tomorrow at 1pm ET: go.nasa.gov/2m.6HNIQ? #askNASA

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Google doodle on TRAPPIST-1


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Art for the new exoplanets discovered

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Comparison to Planets in the Solar System

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH The planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 compared to worlds in our solar system.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH The planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 compared to worlds in our solar system.

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Artist's illustration of One of the Seven Planets

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH

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Size Comparison

TRAPPIST-1’s planets may be Earth-sized, but as a system it bears more resemblance to Jupiter and its largest moons Image Credit: ESO/O. Furtak
TRAPPIST-1’s planets may be Earth-sized, but as a system it bears more resemblance to Jupiter and its largest moons Image Credit: ESO/O. Furtak

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Seven Earth-sized planets transit across the face of a dim, dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1.

Image Credit: NASA
Image Credit: NASA

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A family portrait of a star system 40 light-years away

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

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TRAPPIST1's Planetary Lineup

Photo Credit: JPL-CALTECH/NASA Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the star TRAPPIST-1 with short periods, from 1.5 to 20 Earth days. This artist’s illustration shows potential differences in the planets’ surfaces and sizes.
Photo Credit: JPL-CALTECH/NASA Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the star TRAPPIST-1 with short periods, from 1.5 to 20 Earth days. This artist’s illustration shows potential differences in the planets’ surfaces and sizes.

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