Some of those seven Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may represent our best chance ... because they are in the so-called "habitable zone" of their dim star -- meaning that liquid water ...
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Could life at TRAPPIST-1 survive the star's superflares?The TRAPPIST-1 system is a science-fiction writer's dream. Seven Earth-sized worlds orbit a red dwarf star just 40 light-years away. Three of those worlds are within the habitable zone of the star.
However, none of this is a sure thing. Figuring out the habitable zone of a dwarf star isn't exactly easy. Because TRAPPIST-1 and stars of its ilk are much smaller and dimmer than our sun ...
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Scientists scan TRAPPIST-1 for technosignaturesIf you are going to look for intelligent life beyond Earth, there are few better candidates than the TRAPPIST-1 star ... them are in the potentially habitable zone of the star.
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