Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars
A long-standing issue in astrobiology is whether planets orbiting the most abundant type of stars, M-dwarfs, can support liquid water and eventually life. A new study shows that subglacial melting may provide an answer, significantly extending the habitability region, in particular around M-dwarf st...
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| description | A long-standing issue in astrobiology is whether planets orbiting the most abundant type of stars, M-dwarfs, can support liquid water and eventually life. A new study shows that subglacial melting may provide an answer, significantly extending the habitability region, in particular around M-dwarf stars, which are also the most promising for biosignature detection with the present and near-future technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f09506c1105496f81368fdd13bf3acc2023-04-16T11:19:13ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-04-011411410.1038/s41467-023-37487-9Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf starsAmri Wandel0Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of JerusalemA long-standing issue in astrobiology is whether planets orbiting the most abundant type of stars, M-dwarfs, can support liquid water and eventually life. A new study shows that subglacial melting may provide an answer, significantly extending the habitability region, in particular around M-dwarf stars, which are also the most promising for biosignature detection with the present and near-future technology.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37487-9 |
| spellingShingle | Amri Wandel Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars Nature Communications |
| title | Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars |
| title_full | Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars |
| title_fullStr | Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars |
| title_short | Habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of M-dwarf stars |
| title_sort | habitability and sub glacial liquid water on planets of m dwarf stars |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37487-9 |
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