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[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?
51 minutes Posted Oct 23, 2023 at 3:00 pm.
Intro
How bad are red dwarf flares
How to solve the flares problem
Lifecycle of red dwarfs and their planets
Any hope for life?
Brown dwarfs
Our place in the Universe
Future of explanatory research
More interviews and final thoughts
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Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big problem, as red dwarfs can emit mega-flares which could render planets uninhabitable. Finding out, if there is any hope for finding life and how can we study red dwarfs better with Dr Ward Howard.
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