Should Humans Move to the TRAPPIST-1 Star System?

What if we could move to another planetary system? In this video, we explore the possibility of living in TRAPPIST-1, a system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star. We’ll look at the challenges and benefits of traveling to and settling on one of these worlds, especially TRAPPIST-1e, which may have liquid water and a similar gravity to Earth. We’ll also discuss the effects of being tidally locked to the star and having an uninhabitable atmosphere. Is TRAPPIST-1 our backup plan for the future? Watch this video to find out!Show more

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Articles:
Sleep and the endogenous melatonin rhythm of high arctic residents during the summer and winter: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938415000359
TRAPPIST-1 Planet May Be Wet and Life-Friendly: https://www.space.com/42512-trappist-1-planet-could-host-life.html
NOAA Exoplanet: TRAPPIST - 1b: https://sos.noaa.gov/catalog/datasets/exoplanet-trappist-1b/

Video Credits:
Travelling from Earth to TRAPPIST-1: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org
TRAPPIST-1 Planets Flyaround Animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Artist’s impression of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 from the surface of one of its planets: ESO/M. Kornmesser
View from above the surface of TRAPPIST-1b: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org
Fly through of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system: ESO/L. Calçada/spaceengine.org
Planet Parade the seven planets of TRAPPIST-1: ESO/M. Kornmesser
Ultracool dwarf star: - ESO/M. Kornmesser

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