Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets

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Fill in the blanks with the missing sentences to complete the article

Missing sentences

for liquid water to exist

in the appropriate circumstances

a nearby star is

this planetary system is

An international team of astronomers has found that accompanied by a group of seven small, rocky worlds.

One of the claims in the work, published in Nature magazine, is that , there is a chance that any of the seven planets (or all of them) could have the right conditions on their surface.

The center of a small star called TRAPPIST-1, which is almost 40 light-years away from our Sun.

Source: The Conversation

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Do you believe that humans will have to leave Earth and move to another planet? Why or why not?

Do you think humans will be able to colonize other planets?

Do you think there is life on other planets?

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Vocabulary

accompany Trans. IMG
- (accompanied) to go together with something; follow
almost Trans. IMG
- nearly, approximately
appropriate Trans. IMG
- suitable, convenient
chance Trans. IMG
- opportunity, possibility
claim Trans. IMG
- (claimed) maintain as a fact; affirm
light-year Trans. IMG
- the distance that light travels in one year
nearby Trans. IMG
- close, not far
surface Trans. IMG
- superficial area; ground

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