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7 planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may be made of similar stuff – MENAFN.COM
p>Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) The seven rocky planets orbiting the the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their…
(MENAFN – IANS) p>Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) The seven rocky planets orbiting the the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their composition.
Located about 40 light-years away, TRAPPIST-1 is home to the largest group of roughly Earth-size planets ever found in a single stellar system.
Previous calculations determined that the planets are roughly the size and mass of Earth and thus must also be rocky, or terrestrial — as opposed to gas-dominated,…
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