The TRAPPIST-1 System Announcement stems from NASA's groundbreaking 2017 press conference revealing a star system with seven Earth-sized exoplanets, three of which reside in the habitable zone. While the scientific community celebrated the potential for extraterrestrial life, the internet immediately turned the artist’s renderings into a meme format. It is frequently used to joke about escaping Earth's problems, comparing different versions of the same thing, or expressing excitement about finding an 'Earth 2.0.' The template usually features the iconic lineup of the planets TRAPPIST-1b through 1h, allowing users to label each world with increasingly absurd characteristics or humorous reactions to modern global events.