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The Ultra-Cool Dwarf: TRAPPIST-1 | Elisabeth Newton

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February 24, 2017

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Astronomers just announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized transiting planets around TRAPPIST-1! Elisabeth Newton, who studies very small stars like TRAPPIST-1, came by the Cool Worlds Lab to tell us about how this star might affect the prospects for life on these potentially habitable worlds.

::More about this Video::

► Gillon et al. (2017), "Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST1"

► O'MalleyJames & Kaltenegger (2017), "UV Surface Habitability of the TRAPPIST1 System"

► TRAPPIST-1 website: www.trappist.one

► Elisabeth Newton's website

► Outro music by Taylor Davis

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