TRAPPIST-1 c, the second of seven known planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star (M dwarf) at a distance of about 1.5 million miles and 40 light-years away from Earth. TRAPPIST-1 c is an interesting exoplanet because it’s basically a Venus twin: It’s about the same size as Venus and receives a similar amount of radiation from its host star as Venus gets from the Sun. With a dayside temperature of roughly 380 kelvins (about 225 degrees Fahrenheit), TRAPPIST-1 c is now the coolest rocky exoplanet ever characterized based on thermal emission, Webb data suggests.
James Webb Telescope to Reveal Secrets of Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Trappist-1e
Artist's conception of TRAPPIST-1 e, a potentially habitable exoplanet that orbits a nearby star. Credit: NASA
Trappist-1e is one of the seven exoplanets that orbit the ultra-cool dwarf star Trappist-1, which is located approximately 39.6 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. Trappist-1e has been the subject of much interest among astronomers since it was discovered in 2017, as it is located within the habitable zone of its host star, making it a potentially habitable world. In this article, we will explore what we currently know about Trappist-1e and what the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope observations may reveal about this promising exoplanet. Read full article here
Imagine an alien planet with a circular ocean on one side, like a glistening watery iris staring into space. Scientists theorize there could be billions of these “Eyeball Earths” out there.
In the right conditions, some planets become “tidally locked” to their star, causing one half of the planet to permanently face the sun.
Some of these planets will orbit in a Goldilocks zone, causing a warm water ocean to form on the sun-facing side, resulting in a planet that resembles a human eye.
Other tidally locked planets closer to their star may form oceans on the night-facing side, forming oceans that stare into the darkness of space.
40 light years away, the planet Trappist 1-F is a candidate for such a planet. With the recent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, we are one step closer to discovering mythical worlds like these, bringing them from the realms of imagination into reality.
'The challenge is, as Rafael puts it, that “yes, all of humanity suffers, but there are so few who know how to suffer.” For Rafael, to suffer well means to take up the cross God is giving us, not the one we choose. Learning to suffer and learning to wait go hand in hand, because it takes time and stillness to be able to discern and embrace God’s will for our lives.'
Beers with Authentic Trappist Product label from Trappist breweries in 2015: Achel, Chimay, Engelszell, La Trappe, Orval, Spencer, Rochefort, Tre Fontane, Westmalle, Westvleteren, and Zundert (not pictured: Mount St Bernard Abbey)
Next week (2/2) is my birthday! I have prepared art for that day too!
Here's last year's art I drew for my birthday with a full view of one of my newer ocs, Earendel!
Webb Telescope Exposes TRAPPIST-1 c's Astonishing Atmosphere Revelation - In an exciting new discovery reported on June 19, 2023, Webb reveals an astonishing finding on exoplanet Trappist 1c. Read the full article here