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Astronomers believe 40 per cent of our galaxy’s stars may have a planet in the habitable zone
The Milky Way may be teeming with billions of habitable planets, according to a recent survey – and that’s given the search for extra-terrestrial life a big boost. A survey of red dwarf stars in the Milky Way found nine super-Earths – and two in the ‘habitable zone’ where liquid water could exist. Red dwarf stars [...] From Telegraph: The planet lies in what they describe as a ‘habitable zone’, neither too near its sun to dry out or too far away which freezes it. And the discovery could help answer the question of whether we are alone in the universe, which has been plagued astronomers and alien fanatics for years. Scientists found the planet, Gliese 667Cc, orbiting around a red dwarf star, 22 light years away from the earth. Red [...] Researchers discovered that at least 100 of the ”super-Earths” may be on our galactic doorstep, at distances of less than 30 light years, or about 180 trillion miles, from the sun. Astronomers say the findings were made after conducting a survey of red dwarf stars, which account for about four in five stars in the Milky Way. They calculate that around 40 per cent of red dwarfs have a rocky planet not [...] |
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