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This illustration shows what the TRAPPIST-1 system might look like from a vantage point near planet TRAPPIST-1f (at right).

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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In The Search For Exoplanets, Scientists Hope To Find A Planet Like Our Own

Monday, March 29, 2021 • How do scientists locate planets outside our solar system? It’s not an easy feat, but astronomers and astrophysicists are using a variety of methods to understand other exoplanets and the possibility of life outside of our solar system.
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This artist’s concept allows us to imagine what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1 system in the constellation Aquarius. Photo: NASA/JPL

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Scientists Discover 7 Earth-Size Planets Orbiting Nearby Star

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 • Planetary scientists discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star and some could hold the keys to life outside our planet.
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In The Search For Exoplanets, Scientists Hope To Find A Planet Like Our Own

Scientists Discover 7 Earth-Size Planets Orbiting Nearby Star

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