EU behind the revolutionary discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets

The ground-breaking discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets in the #Trappist-1 system announced at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration yesterday, shows that international collaboration and the crucial support from the European Commission take us closer to one of the most fascinating quests - to find life beyond our solar system.

Congratulations to the Belgian astronomer from Université de Liège (ULg) Micha?l Gillon and his international team. Thanks to the EU funding through the European Research Council, they have paved the way to this revolutionary discovery.

https://erc.europa.eu/…/press…/files/SPECULOOS_Highlight.pdf