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  • TRAPPIST-1 Worlds Are Rocky and Rich in Water, New Research Uncover

    09/05/2018 5:51:09 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 20 replies
    Space.com ^ | September 5, 2018 06:30am ET | Nola Taylor Redd,
    The seven planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 are mostly rocky, with some potentially holding more liquid water than Earth. New research reveals the density of the worlds within this crowded system to a greater precision than ever before. The findings reveal that some of the planets could have up to 5 percent of their mass in liquid water form, about 250 times as much water as found in Earth's oceans. "All the TRAPPIST-1 planets are very Earth-like — they have a solid core, surrounded by an atmosphere," In addition to narrowing down the composition of the exoplanets, the...