{"id":6688,"date":"2017-02-23T19:10:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindthegraph.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:24:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:24:38","slug":"7-planets-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindthegraph.com\/blog\/7-planets-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"The fuss about 7 planets discovered by NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we had major science news: the 7 planets discovered by NASA. But what is so important about these planets and what impact it can have in our lives?<\/span><\/p>\n

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This illustration shows the possible surface of TRAPPIST-1f, one of the newly discovered planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Scientists using the Spitzer Space Telescope and ground-based telescopes have discovered that there are seven Earth-size planets in the system.\u00a0<\/span>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To start with, the 7 planets discovered are not regular planets. Actually, they are very special for three big reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. They all have similar size to Earth<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The distance between the planets from the dwarf star (\u201ctheir sun\u201d) means that liquid water could be found on their surfaces<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. This solar system is only 39 light years away from our solar system<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We made a science infographic about the 7 planets discovered so you can understand better:<\/p>\n

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    If you are too curious and missed the live stream made by NASA, that\u2019s ok. It was all recorded and you can find the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n