Professor Amri Wandel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has introduced groundbreaking research with the potential to transform our understanding of habitable exoplanets. His latest study, published in the Astronomical Journal, highlights the importance of subglacial liquid water in expanding the traditional definition of the Habitable Zone.
The classical Habitable Zone, often colloquially referred to as the “Goldilocks Zone,” typically defines the region around a star where conditions allow the presence of surface liquid water and, by extension, life as we understand it. However, Professor Wandel’s research offers a fresh perspective by illustrating that the existence of subglacial liquid water can considerably extend this zone.
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