Solar flares, blasts of plasma gasses of solar energy might shape the short-term weather on distant planets according to a new study.

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A U.S. scientist searching for a techno-civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien astronomers could also be scanning Earth.

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.

Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star. Imagine standing on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f. This artist's concept is one interpretation of what it could look like. Image Credit ...

Does Trappist-1b resemble Saturn's moon Titan? Earlier JWST measurements of the planet's radiation at a single wavelength of 15 micrometers suggested a thick carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere was ...

Could Trappist-1 b possibly have an atmosphere after all? 'The data also allow for an entirely different solution,' says Thomas Henning, emeritus director of the MPIA.

If aliens are watching Earth, they might be able to detect us from the radio signals we beam to Mars to control our rovers there. Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system ...

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

This artist’s concept allows us to imagine what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1 system in the constellation Aquarius. Credit: ...