TRAPPIST-1 inspires artists all over the world

Songs, animations, paintings, short stories, sketches, illustrations, the announcement of the discovery of TRAPPIST-1 by Michaël Gillon - in February 2017 during a press conference at the NASA headquarters - inspired many people and groups around the world. Some very scientific and some more personal. Selected pieces. Animations and  artistic creations . On 23 February2017 Google dedicates its daily google doodle to the discovery of the 7 exoplanets. A study led by Daniel Tamayo (University of Toronto) shows that the planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system had to be formed further away from their star and migrate together by "harmonizing" their orbits. This remarkable orbital configuration was translated into music by Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida and broadcast on Thought Café . Through artists' illustrations, NASA offers a 360° view of the third planet of the TRAPPIST-1 system from which we move with our mouse or mobile device. The exoplanetary system has been invited into Elite Dangerous . TRAPPIST-1 went live in the beta version of the video game in which fans can now visit the new system on their own. The Belgian painter  Paul Van Hoeydonck , known for his work   Fallen Astronaut - the only work of art on the Moon - inspired by the discovery of the 7 planets, draws this painting which he will give to the Liège team in April 2017. Literature. Written by Swiss author Laurence Suhner and published in the scientific journal Nature, the novel The terminator , directly inspired by the discovery of the 7 exoplanets, takes a different look at these newly discovered worlds. Comic strip