Science, Maths & Technology
An introduction to exoplanets
...DNA, not too much harmful radiation, a source of energy. The TRAPPIST-1 planets are orbiting a star which is very close to the Sun, at least ‘close’ in the context of the size of our Galaxy. Low-mass planets orbiting dim stars are intrinsically quite difficult to find and study. The fact that we are finding potentially habitable planets so close to us tends to suggest...