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At a mere 40 light years away :) But seriously, that's a good find. 2 planets are orbit-locked. I've always thought those make the best for sci-fi fiction, sin
by rubidium 10y ago
At a mere 40 light years away :) But seriously, that's a good find.
2 planets are orbit-locked. I've always thought those make the best for sci-fi fiction, since they're effective halo's in terms of habitability.
source: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature17448.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/natu... [paywalled]
Wikipedia already has some info on the telescope and findings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST
- welterde 10y agoPreprint of the paper: http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1615/eso1615a.pdf http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/es... Via the ESO press release: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1615/ http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1615/