Distant Systems

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An artists visualization of Proxima Centauri B, a potentially habitable exoplanet. Source: **ESO / M. Kornmesser / dpa (opens in a new tab)**

Premise

What lies beyond our solar system? Is there as much opportunity for life to grow as we think there is? Do we have cosmic neighbors and what do their worlds look like? Questions like these and their respective answers are what we will be looking at in this chapter. We will find more than you'd think.

Content

In this chapter, we will learn about...

The Trappist System and it's habitability
Tidally locked planets that may be habitable only on one side
Water worlds that might be an oasis for life
The Proxima Centauri System and it's planets
New discoveries within the Proxima Centauri System
Recently invoked missions to Proxima Centauri

Conclusion The Trappist System