Found: Seven rocky Earth-sized planets in orbit around a nearby star

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 13:32 in Astronomy & Space

Found: Seven rocky Earth-sized planets in orbit around a nearby star By Amina Khan Feb. 22, 2017 An artist's impression shows the view just above the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth, and they...

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