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2017

New TRAPPIST-1 Web App Launched

TRAPPIST-1 is the most musical system ever discovered and now you can conduct its planetary symphony by simply pressing buttons and moving sliders in a new interactive web application: http://www.system-sounds.com/trappist-sounds/play/

Hear the original sonification of TRAPPIST-1 and learn about what makes this system so special at http://www.system-sounds.com/trappist-sounds/

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The TRAPPIST-1 Treasure Trove (Classroom Visit)

The TRAPPIST-1 Treasure Trove (Classroom Visit)

In February of 2017, astronomers announced an exciting development in our exploration of worlds beyond the solar system: not only do 7 Earth-sized planets orbit a nearby star known as TRAPPIST-1, but 3 of them may be able to support liquid water! To celebrate this discovery, the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and Discover t…

CITA research featured on CBC News

Research on gravitational waves by CITA Professor Harald Pfeiffer has been featured on CBC news.

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