Are Red dwarfs habitable? Red dwarfs are the most common type of star in the universe. Red Dwarfs Source: ESA/Hubble / CC With their ubiquity, low temperatures, lifetimes spanning trillions of years, and a bounty of rocky planets in their habitable zones, red dwarfs may seem like the most likely place in the universe to find life. But red dwarfs are known for unleashing ultrapowerful flares that could potentially destroy a close planet's atmosphere. However, the two closest red dwarfs to our solar system - Proxima Centauri and Barnard's star - each host potentially habitable planets. Proxima Centauri Source: ESA/Hubble / CC BY As our technology improves, these systems will become the first natural laboratories to see if living with a red dwarf star is possible. Welcome back to my blog " Mystery of Galaxy ". In a previous article, we talked about the lifespans of red dwarf stars. The link is given at the end of this article....
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