Habitable zone
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When scanning for potentially habitable exoplanets, astronomers look for similar conditions to Earth. Tiny, turbulent pulsars aren’t usually given a second thought, but a new study has calculated that these neutron stars could indeed host habitable planets – under very specific circumstances.
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A new NASA study has poured another bucket of cold water on hopes of one day discovering life on the closest exoplanet ever discovered – the Earth-sized world Proxima b, which is thought to orbit in the habitable zone of the red dwarf Proxima Centauri.
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Back in February, NASA announced seven Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the red dwarf TRAPPIST-1. The system is one of our best bets for finding life beyond Earth, and new research suggests that life could jump between the tightly-packed planets in a matter of decades.
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An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets in orbit around a nearby ultracool red dwarf star, including three that reside in the star's habitable zone.
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Red dwarf stars may host potential habitable exoplanets. Computer simulations to model how planets may form around these stars have found that many of them might be “water worlds,” covered in extremely deep oceans with icy cores – but don’t get your hopes up about habitability.
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A team of astronomers has discovered clear evidence of a potentially habitable Earth-sized planet orbiting the closest star to our solar system, Proxima Centauri.
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Kepler has catalogued over 4,000 exoplanet candidates, including 216 in the habitable zone. Now, researchers have analyzed data and narrowed the list down to the 20 best candidates for habitable Earth-like planets that may warrant closer study.
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An international team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of over a hundred previously unknown exoplanets, including two potentially habitable worlds.
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A team of researchers from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) in Flanders, Belgium, has discovered a link regarding the level of friction between an exoplanet's lower atmosphere and the surface of tidally-locked exoplanets, and their potential for supporting life.
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It had previously been thought that Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable zones (HZs) of red dwarf stars could provide a possible haven for life, but sophisticated computer models suggest that these planets are likely rendered uninhabitable by their super-dense atmospheres.
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According to a study carried out by researchers from Cornell University, aged red giant stars could harbor exoplanets suited to the evolution of extraterrestrial life.
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A team of astronomers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have announced the discovery of what could be the closest habitable planet beyond the Solar System. Orbiting the red dwarf star Wolf 1061 in the constellation of Ophiuchus, the planet is only 14 light years from Earth.
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