The search for habitable planets expands | University of Michigan News

A University of Michigan astronomer and his team are suggesting a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered: the space between the star and what’s called soot line in planet-forming disks.

Worlds that form in this region—a disk of dust rotating around a central star from which planets may be built—could have surfaces rich in volatile carbon compounds quite different from Earth’s.

Publisher: University of Michigan News
Date: 2023-05-25T11:49:34-04:00
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