It takes more than the right solar real estate to make life on rocky worlds.
A team of scientists has discovered that stellar winds are the most primary means of interaction between a planet and its host star, which has a direct impact on which alien worlds we can potentially live on, according to a study recently shared on a preprint server.
And, while further studies are needed to understand the behavior of what's called an Alfvén surface, we're closer than ever to a new potential shortcut in determining which alien worlds will permit life as we know it.
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