They’re calling it a “holy grail” in the quest for earth-like planets suspected to have alien life. And NASA just revealed that it has found the strongest candidates that fit that description yet, right here in our solar neighbourhood.
NASA DISCOVERED TRAPPIST-1 SOLAR SYSTEM 40 LIGHTYEARS AWAY
NASA announced in a press conference just now that it’s Spitzer Space Telescope made the discovery of seven planets orbiting a super cool, dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1 which is just 40 light years away from where we are.
These 7 Earth-sized planets were seen by @NASASpitzer around a nearby, ultra-cool dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1: https://t.co/G9tW3cJMnV pic.twitter.com/Z6gvaH96Tz
— NASA (@NASA) February 22, 2017
NASA said, “Around a nearby, cold, small star we found 7 rocky Earth-size planets, all of which could have liquid water – key to life as we know it.” This discovery is unprecedented in history, for never before have so many planets have been found at once, and that too orbiting a sun in the habitable zone. It’s unreal!
Scientists associated with the discovery are optimistic about one thing. Even if the seven or three newly discovered planets do not have life now, chances of life evolving on them are very high.