K Stars May Be Perfect for Finding Habitable Worlds
Scientists looking for signs of life beyond our solar system face major challenges, one of which is that there are hundreds of billions of stars…
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Astronomers Identify Major Challenges for the Development of Life in TRAPPIST-1 System
Two separate teams of researchers have identified major challenges for the development of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system. The red dwarf star in this system…
Ultracool Dwarf and the Seven Planets: The Discovery of Earth-Like Worlds
ESOcast 96 explores the discovery of Earth-like, potentially habitable worlds orbiting a nearby star known as TRAPPIST-1. Just 40 light-years away, the star’s diminutive size…
NASA Discovers Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are located in…
NASA Study Shows Planets of Red Dwarf Stars May Face Oxygen Loss in Habitable Zones
New research expands how habitable zones are defined by taking into account the impact of stellar activity, which can threaten an exoplanet’s atmosphere with oxygen…
