At a mere 40 light years away :) But seriously, that's a good find.

2 planets are orbit-locked. I've always thought those make the best for sci-fi fiction, since they're effective halo's in terms of habitability.

source: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/natu... [paywalled]

Wikipedia already has some info on the telescope and findings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST