TRAPPIST-1 c’s atmosphere is not like Venus

About 40 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius, floats TRAPPIST-1, the most studied planetary system outside our own. Three of its seven planets lie within a habitable zone where the system’s ultra-cool red dwarf central star is close enough to produce enough heat for liquid water to flow. In comparison, all of TRAPPISTContinue reading “TRAPPIST-1 c’s atmosphere is not like Venus”

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