New Solar System Found!
- NASA discovers new solar system TRAPPIST-1.
- Astronomers reported the discovery of a solar system containing seven rocky, Earth-sized planets just 39 light years away.
- The bodies orbit an ultra cool dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1 in the constellation Aquarius.
- Several of the planets are located in what's known as the "habitable zone" - the Goldilocks region where it's thought water can exist and life can thrive.
- This is the first time astronomers have discovered so many terrestrial planets orbiting a single star, This new system could be the best target in the galaxy to search for extraterrestrial life.