Earth-Like Planets Orbit Nearby Red Dwarf Stars Data Suggests

Michael500ca 2013-02-06

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Data from NASA’s Kepler mission suggests that 6% of nearby red dwarf stars should have at least one Earth-sized world in the zone where life as we know it can exist. Such planets may have life that is much older than Earth’s.

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