What makes the trappist-1 system an interesting target for exoplanet research?

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What makes the TRAPPIST-1 system an interesting target for exoplanet researc

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11 July, 2024

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Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in a ‘potentially habitable’ star system

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about ...

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