Climate simulations forecast the weather on all seven TRAPPIST exoplanets

Among the almost-4,000 exoplanets found so far, none really capture the imagination like TRAPPIST-1. This system consists of seven roughly Earth-sized planets orbiting a red dwarf star, and with three of them within the habitable zone there's an exciting possibility of life. But there's more to the equation than just distance from a star, and now a team of astronomers led by the University of Washington has simulated the climates that could be found on each TRAPPIST world.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Climate
• Exoplanet
• Habitable zone
• Life
• Planet
• Simulations
• Stars
• TRAPPIST-1
• University of Washington

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