Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Water, life possible on newly discovered exoplanets

Researchers working with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found three planets that are exactly the right size and position to support water, and perhaps even life.

In total, seven exoplanets orbit the star in the Trappist-1 system, some 40 light years from Earth.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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