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A comment on James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet. Parent comment

Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST... by none_to_remain on Monday October 02, 2023 @06:08PM (#37745126)
The name comes from Trappist beer. Belgian university
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Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST... by wlesieutre on Monday October 02, 2023 @08:52PM (#37746551)
The telescope's name comes from that, then the star's name from the telescope

See also: SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPECULOOS

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