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The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star — neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

What is the 'Goldilocks' zone?

To whom the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 was awarded?

Which chef was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017 for his culinary contributions?

Who of the following is a world famous flute player?

What is the name of the book which was awarded the golden man Booker Prize 2018?  

The lengths of the two diagonals of a rhombus are 5 cm and 12 cm. Find its area (in cm2)

Which of the following awards is given in the field ofliterature?

Who among the following has been named as the 2016 ITFWorld Champions by the International Tennis Federation?