Take a trip 40 light-years away to one of the seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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"This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life," said Thomas Zurbuchen of NASA. "Answering the question 'are we alone' is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal."
