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1 posted on 09/05/2018 5:51:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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TRAPPIST-1, also designated as 2MASS J23062928-0502285, is an ultra-cool red dwarf star that is slightly larger, but much more massive, than the planet Jupiter; it is located 39.6 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Aquarius. Wikipedia

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2 posted on 09/05/2018 6:16:59 AM PDT by samtheman (LetÂ’s elect as many Republicans as possible in 2018)
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I suppose we are listening for radio signals from TRAPPIST-1, but so far nothing but silence. [shrug] Can’t say I’m surprised.


5 posted on 09/05/2018 6:41:59 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The MSM is in the business of creating a fake version of reality for political reasons.)
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So what? Unless and until we create artificial gravity, a la Star trek, we are going nowhere, and that includes Mars.


6 posted on 09/05/2018 7:46:35 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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I read that the star will burn for up to 12 trillion years, assuming it doesn’t come into contact with something else in the future. It looks like a great place to raise an extended family.


9 posted on 09/05/2018 9:13:02 AM PDT by Sawdring
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