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Webb Telescope Makes a Discouraging Discovery at TRAPPIST-1 — Is There Still Hope for Life?

On TRAPPIST-1b, no one can hear you scream (because there is no air, according to a recent study).

By Kiona Smith
Space

New Details About TRAPPIST-1 Could Flip Our Search For Alien Life Upside Down

Recent JWST observations reveal there's no atmosphere, or at best, a very thin one, on the second exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

By Kiona Smith
Astronomy

What’s Going On With TRAPPIST-1b? It’s Complicated

Newly published data reveals that separating rays from rock is tough even for the JWST.

By Kiona Smith
trappist-1

Surprisingly, TRAPPIST-1's violent flares could make life even more likely

Thanks to a cool physics trick, flares from a nearby star can heat a planet from the inside, powering plate tectonics.

By Kiona Smith
Science

Newly Discovered Trappist-1 e Planet Could Have Habitable Atmosphere: Study

Trappist-1 e could be a global ocean planet some 39 light-years away.

By Tiffany Jeung
Science

TRAPPIST-1 Planets' Water Could Ruin Chances of Finding Aliens

By Rae Paoletta
Science

TRAPPIST-1 Planets Are Probably Full of Water

By Rae Paoletta
Science

Hubble Stumbles on Signs of Water on TRAPPIST-1

By Neel V. Patel
Science

Many Alien Civilizations Could Have Lived and Died on TRAPPIST-1

By Alasdair Wilkins
Science

These Planets Make Alien Migration (Relatively) Easy

The crowded Trappist planets might share life.

By Mark Kaufman
Science

Astronomers Solve a Big Mystery About the TRAPPIST-1 Planets

By Neel V. Patel
Science

TRAPPIST-1 Might Be Home to Planet-Hopping Aliens

By Rosalie Chan
Science

The Webb Telescope Is Perfect for Studying Trappist-1 Exoplanets

By James Grebey
Science

Could TRAPPIST-1 Be Home to a Galactic Alien Empire?

By Rosalie Chan
Science

Hubble's Successor Could Find Another Earth in the TRAPPIST-1 System

By Rosalie Chan
Science

TRAPPIST-1f Looks a Lot like Vulcan From the First 'Star Trek' Movie

By Nick Lucchesi
Science

TRAPPIST-1 Discovery Gives Exoplanet Research a Giant Leap Forward

By Neel V. Patel
Science

Harsh UV Rays Might Make Life on a Trappist-1 World Evolve in Some Odd Ways

By James Grebey
Science

NASA’s Tourist Poster for TRAPPIST-1e Looks Dope as Hell

By Rosalie Chan
Science

These Are the Telescopes Which May Have Just Found Earth 2.0

By Cassie Kelly
Science

3 Newly Discovered Planets Are "Holy Grail" for Alien Searching

By Yasmin Tayag
Science

Astronomers Discover 7 Earth-Sized Planets 40 Light-Years Away

By Neel V. Patel
Science

How Chile's Unique TRAPPIST Telescope Found Habitable Planets 40 Light-Years Away

TRAPPIST was supposed to be just a prototype, but turned out to be the little-telescope-that-could.

By Kastalia Medrano