1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 IN this impromptu and unscripted episode, I talk about the recent announcement of the discovery of severn earth-like world orbiting a nearby class M star now named TRAPPIST-1 after the telescope used to make the initial discovery. &amp;nbsp;I look at how exoplanets are discovered, the specifics of this discovery, what we know and why it is important. &amp;nbsp;Also discussed are the ideas of scientific collaboration and the concept of universality. The Scientific Odyssey http://thescientificodyssey.libsyn.com/webpage <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5132009/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/14371354