The discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and the importance of low-mass M-dwarfs

Zúñiga Fernández, Sebastián Gaspar

doi:10.1038/s41550-025-02712-6

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The discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and the importance of low-mass M-dwarfs

Zúñiga Fernández, Sebastián Gaspar

2025 • In Nature Astronomy, 9 (11), p. 1588 - 1589

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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[en] The TRAPPIST-1 system — seven Earth-sized worlds around a tiny star — reshaped exoplanet science, proving that faint low-mass M-dwarfs are prime targets in the search for habitable planets and life beyond Earth.

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Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

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Zúñiga Fernández, Sebastián Gaspar ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Astrobiology

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English

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The discovery of TRAPPIST-1 and the importance of low-mass M-dwarfs

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November 2025

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Nature Astronomy

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2397-3366

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Nature Research

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1588 - 1589

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Editorial reviewed

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