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March 29, 2005

Dying stars could make frozen planets habitable

Maggie McKee reports for NewScientist: “Planet hunters should look for potential havens for life around dying stars, suggest new calculations. Astronomers think the best environment for life around any star lies in a “habitable zone” – the zone in which a planet’s surface temperature means liquid water can exist.”

Posted by Oleg Ivrii at March 29, 2005 08:02 PM



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