Plus, Trappist monasteries can undertake any commercial operation, such as dairy farming or soap making, to remain self-sustaining, ... they might look at it cross-eyed,” he laughs.

Seven Earth-sized planets circle TRAPPIST-1, an ultracool dwarf star that lies about 40 light-years away. With about 9% of our sun’s mass, this star is very small and dim.

In a new study, scientists have measured the density of the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets, revealing that all of the planets are roughly 8% less dense than Earth and likely have similar compositions.

The TRAPPIST-1 system is located about 40 light-years from Earth. ... The Hubble observations took advantage of the fact that the planets cross in front of their star every few days.

TRAPPIST-1c is also too hot to be in the habitable zone and has been speculated to possess thick clouds of carbon dioxide, like Venus. But the teams reported the same finding: there is no ...

SEVEN IN ONE GO The small, cool star TRAPPIST-1, illustrated here, hosts a bevy of Earth-sized planets.There could be many more stars like it worth studying. JPL-CALTECH/NASA ...

A specialty beer bar in Old Oakland, the Trappist was opened by Aaron Porter and Chuck Stilphen in 2007 and has been packing in crowds ever since. Modeled after pubs in Belgium, the bar, in an ...

Merton is obviously conversant with St. John of the Cross, St. Bernard, ... In short—Graham summarizes—”become a Trappist-Cistercian monk while living in the world.” ...

Monks at Holy Cross Abbey struggle with embracing an intense sustainability initiative. Ecology meets theology. Saving Place, Saving Grace is the story of a Trappist monastery's struggle for ...

And when I need one, I often turn to a dead Trappist monk, which is weird, because I’m not even Catholic. The Baptist minders of my youth wouldn’t hear of me regarding a papist as a spiritual ...

At Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, the monks help make Britain’s only Trappist beer, a full-bodied brew that has won fans since its launch five years ago. By Stephen Castle Reporting from Coalville ...

Below the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia's Shenandoah valley lies Holy Cross Abbey, home to 12 Cistercian Trappist monks. In 1983, his first winter there, Brother Benedict wrote: “Last night ...