Comet Enthusiast

Tides can turn the so-called "habitable zone" around low-mass stars into uninhabitable 'dead zones." This is the conckusion of a recently published study by a team of astronomers led by René Heller of the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam (AIP).

When searching for life in outer space, scientists focus on exoplanets that are located in the habitable zone. Planets that orbit their sun at a distance where the temperatures on the planet's surface allow for the presence of liquid water, one of the essential ingredients for life.