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Habitable planets around red giants?
by Lazarus on Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:37 pm
von Bloh et al. (2008): "Habitability of Super-Earth Planets around Other Suns: Models including Red Giant Branch Evolution"
Massive water worlds are probably the best bet for finding life around evolved stars.
Massive water worlds are probably the best bet for finding life around evolved stars.
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Re: Habitable planets around red giants?
by Edasich on Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:55 am
Yes, but at very very wide separations from host stars. And no super-earth (or Neptune-sized) planet has been detected so far in wide orbits (at least >8-10 AUs).
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Re: Habitable planets around red giants?
by Sirius_Alpha on Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:47 am
That'll probably be a difficult detection, given the low mass of the planet, high separation, and such.
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Re: Habitable planets around red giants?
by Edasich on Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:10 pm
Indeed gas giants in outer orbits are relatively more probable than terrestrials.
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