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Have you ever wanted to see space for yourself? We should spend valuable resources on space travel because we are able to find out if we will be able to have other planets to live on. We can also extend our knowledge about space and other planets, There are also very beautiful things in space, and we could be able to go there.

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We should spend valuable resources on space travel because we are able to find out if we will be able to have other planets to live on. We can also extend our knowledge about space and other planets, There are also very beautiful things in space, and we could be able to go there.

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9 Earth-Like Planets We Can Move On Right Now

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Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System

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Exoplanet discovery

The most studied planetary system, aside from our own solar system, lies about 40 light-years away. We've looked at the seven rocky exoplanets orbiting the TRAPPIST-1 star with ground and space telescopes like Spitzer, Kepler, Hubble, and, now, the James Webb Space Telescope.

In March 2023, the first science from the Webb telescope was released. An analysis of TRAPPIST-1 b, the innermost planet, revealed its dayside temperature and found little evidence of an atmosphere.

In a press release on February 22, 2017, NASA announced the discovery of the most Earth-sized planets found in the habitable zone of a single star, called TRAPPIST-1. This system of seven rocky worlds-all of them with the potential for water on their surface - is an exciting discovery in the search for life on other worlds. There is the possibility that future study of this unique planetary system could reveal conditions suitable for life.

In February 2018, closer study of the seven planets suggested that some could harbor far more water than the oceans of Earth, in the form of atmospheric water vapor for the planets closest to their star, liquid water for others, and ice for those farthest away. The study pinned down the density of each planet more precisely, making TRAPPIST-1 the most thoroughly known planetary system apart from our own.

A 2021 study revealed more about TRAPPIST-1 planets. They are likely made of similar stuff, but they are different than Earth. That could mean they all contain about the same ratio of materials thought to compose most rocky planets, like iron, oxygen, magnesium, and silicon. But if this is the case, that ratio must be notably different than Earth's: The TRAPPIST-1 planets are about 8% less dense than they would be if they had the same makeup as our home planet.

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Exoplanet surface in 360 VR

Use your mouse or fingertip to experience a 360 view. On mobile, move your phone to see sky, ground and horizon. This is an artist's interpretation.

An artist's illustration of TRAPPIST-1d takes you to the surface of the third planet from the red TRAPPIST-1 star. From here, the star looms larger than our sun and its light casts a red glow across the sky. Look up, and you may catch a glimpse of its six sister planets, as visible as our moon is from Earth. View on YouTube

Planet hop from TRAPPIST-1e

An artist's fantasy of the surface of TRAPPIST-1e, a stop on a tour of this seven-world system.

Take a trip with the Exoplanet Travel Bureau to the fourth planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, TRAPPIST-1e, a world swimming in water in perpetual twilight. Its sister planets gracefully light up the sky, promising another adventure just a hop away.
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Interact with the TRAPPIST-1 system in 3D

You can fly through the TRAPPIST-1 planets and see an artist's concept of the surfaces on your phone or with a desktop app. Compare each planet to Earth or Jupiter, compare the TRAPPIST-1 system to our solar system, and see how far the habitable zone extends.

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How would life be different around a red star? While we don't know if there is life on the TRAPPIST-1 planets, we do know that any life discovered there would likely be very different from life on Earth.

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The discovery of seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines around the world and kicked off a new stage in the search for life beyond Earth.

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In conclusion, if we do spend valuable resources on space travel then we would not have the technology we have and we would not have the GPS and weather predictions we have now.

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What if we did not spend valuable resources on space? Well going along with what we would not have as good of technology. But without that technology, we couldn't have the stuff we have today such as our phones improving, the GPS improving, and so many other things.

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