More Alien Planets? Scientists Seek Jupiter-Like Giants In Trappist-1 System

The Trappist-1 solar system already stunned astronomers when they discovered it had seven Earth-like planets orbiting a star about 40 light years away from us. But there might be even more out there to explore.

A group of scientists is investigating whether there are extra planets orbiting farther out from the dwarf star at the center of the Trappist-1 system than the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets that have already been discovered. The team is looking for gas giants, a type of planet that includes our own Jupiter.