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leaky_wand t1_j3xa3lu wrote

Reply to comment by Raspberries-Are-Evil in Astronomers find 2nd Earth-size planet in intriguing alien solar system by Gari_305

Isn’t being in the habitable zone already an indicator of it not being too close to the host star? I thought that was part of the definition of the habitable zone.

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Intafadah t1_j3xsnfr wrote

From my understanding Red Dwarf stars are a lot smaller and have less luminosity then sun-like stars, there for its habitable zone is a lot closer then the latter.

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