This artist's illustration shows two Earth-sized planets (TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c) passing in front of their parent star.

TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c Illustration

This artist's illustration shows two Earth-sized planets, TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c, passing in front of their parent red dwarf star, which is much smaller and cooler than our sun. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope looked for signs of atmospheres around these planets.

Credits: NASA/ESA/STScI/J. de Wit (MIT)