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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Could alien life cope with hotter, brighter suns?

Could alien life cope with hotter, brighter suns? Probably: Extra-hot stars may not be as inhospitable as first thought

A new paper suggests that stars hotter than our sun might be able to host alien life. Previously it was thought that the additional ultraviolet radiation would be detrimental, such as on an exoplanet closely orbiting a star (pictured), but researchers say that is not the case Researchers have said that stars hotter than our sun could support life. Manfred Cuntz and his team say the additional radiation could actually be helpful.
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