Terminator zones’ on distant planets could harbor life!
Astronomers suggest that life may exist in the “terminator zones” of distant exoplanets, according to a study by University of California, Irvine researchers.
These zones are found on planets with one side permanently facing the star, and the other in perpetual darkness.
The researchers used climate modeling to show that planets in the terminator zone could maintain habitable climates, with liquid water as a key ingredient for potential life.
The study reveals that these planets are common around M-dwarf stars, which make up about 70% of the stars in the night sky.
This finding expands the search for extraterrestrial life beyond ocean-covered exoplanets to include land- based ones, and could help inform future missions searching for habitable planets.
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