The TRAPPIST-1 Bunch - Seven GROOVY Exoplanets! - The Cosmic Companion 04 Oct. 2022

<p></p><p>Hello everyone!</p><p>This week on The Cosmic Companion, we journey just 40 light years from our home, examining the TRAPPIST-1 family of planets, one of the most interesting families of worlds yet discovered by astronomers. </p><p>Solar systems all begin with a star, don’t they? I mean, it’s as good of a place to start as any, in’t? The stellar furnace at the center of this family of worlds is a cool, red star, conveniently named TRAPPIST-1. </p><p>Less than 12 percent as large as our own Sun and only eight percent as massive, the TRAPPIST-1 star was only discovered in the year 2000. </p><p>The surface of this star, radiating heat at just 2,260 degrees Celsius, is hot enough to melt almost — but not all — metals. Darn you, tungsten!</p><p><strong>Listen to the podcast here or </strong><strong>watch the video version of this episode</strong><strong>!</strong></p><p>Thanks for being a subscriber - I appreciate every one of you!Clear skies, </p><p>James</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>VIP subscribers: Tell us what you thought of the episode below!</em></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Cosmic Companion w/ James Maynard at <a href="https://thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">thecosmiccompanion.substack.com/subscribe</a>