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Could these newly-discovered planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf host life? - senona - 05-20-2016 Three Earth-sized planets are thought to have surface temperatures which would allow liquid water, making them potentially hospitable to life Quote:Three distant worlds that orbit a feeble star in the constellation of Aquarius are the most likely places discovered so far to find life beyond the solar system, astronomers say. This chart shows the stars visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Aquarius. The position of the ultracool dwarf star Trappist-1 is marked. Although it is relatively close to the Sun it is very faint and not visible to the naked eye or through amateur telescopes. Photograph: ESO/IAU and Sky & Telescope
Quote:“Because the star is so faint, all of these planets have temperatures that are similar to those on Earth. They could have liquid water on the surfaces, and on Earth life is critically dependent on water. We don’t know, but maybe there could be life there,” said Michaël Gillon who led the research at the University of Liege. Source Link Interesting to see what they find out about these planets in time In another thread I did, it said we have only touched on 5% of the Universe Just imagine what all is out there that we have yet to discover |