TRAPPIST-1 c is the second planet from its star, an ultracool red dwarf about forty light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. It was announced in 2016, together with TRAPPIST-1 b, by astronomers led by Michaël Gillon who used the TRAPPIST telescope in Chile, and as more planets were found in 2017 the system became known for having seven Earth-sized worlds. TRAPPIST-1 c is a rocky planet about the size of Venus and Earth, which orbits its star in a little over two days, and it is probably too hot to have liquid water. Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023 suggested that it does not have a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Before and after
- from 2 April 2016 to 5 April 20162016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 8 April 2016Construction of Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art
- 21 April 2016Death of Prince
- 2 May 2016Discovery of TRAPPIST-1 b
- 2 May 2016Discovery of TRAPPIST-1 c
- 12 May 20162016 Sirte offensive
- 19 May 2016EgyptAir Flight 804
- from 22 May 2016 to 26 June 2016Battle of Fallujah
- 1 June 2016Construction of Gotthard Base Tunnel
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