Saturday, July 06, 2013

60 billion planets

60 billion planets in our galaxy could sustain water, life: researchers
July 2, 2013

A planet with clouds and surface water orbits a red dwarf star in this artist’s conception of the Gliese 581 star system.A new study by University of Chicago and Northwestern University researchers that calculates the influence of cloud behavior on climate doubles the number of potentially habitable planets orbiting red dwarfs, the most common type of stars in the universe. In our Milky Way galaxy alone, 60 billion planets may be orbiting red dwarf stars in …more…

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