This artist's illustration shows the red dwarf star system TRAPPIST-1, which is home to seven Earth-sized planets, some of them within the star's habitable zone. Credit: Benoît Gougeon, Université de Montréal

This artist's illustration shows the red dwarf star system TRAPPIST-1, which is home to seven Earth-sized planets, some of them within the star's habitable zone. Credit: Benoît Gougeon, Université de Montréal

This artist's illustration shows the red dwarf star system TRAPPIST-1, which is home to seven Earth-sized planets, some of them within the star's habitable zone. Credit: Benoît Gougeon, Université de Montréal