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Everything you should know about TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

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The TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has seven earth-like planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophysicists on the Nature paper to discuss the discovery of this planetary system.

Check out this TRAPPIST video by PBS SpaceTime! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h871oE5QkTU

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Creator: Dianna Cowern
Editor, Videographer, Host, Head Nerd, Puller-of-all-Nighter-to-Finish-Video: Dianna Cowern

Visuals: ESO/NASA
Ocean Visual: Pixabay
Music: APM/YouTube

Sources: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA21428
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v542/n7642/full/nature21360.html
http://www.nature.com/news/these-seven-alien-worlds-could-help-explain-how-planets-form-1.21512

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