Australian Science Illustrated — Issue 54 2017

(Kiana) #1
SUN

TRAPPIST-1

28 | SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED


The Trappist-1 red dwarf is surrounded by seven
Earth-like rocky planets, which all orbit closer to
the star than Mercury does to the Sun.

Tiny stellar system


TRAPPIST-1

TRAPPIST-1 HAS


A DIAMETER


OF ONLY 150,000 KM


– OR 1/10 OF THE SUN'S.


SHUTTERSTOCK

SPACE EXOPLANETS
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