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They also have TWO major drawbacks. Habitable planets would orbit so close that they would likely be tidally locked, and one side would always face the star, w
by chasil 9y ago
They also have TWO major drawbacks.
Habitable planets would orbit so close that they would likely be tidally locked, and one side would always face the star, while the other would always be dark. The temperature variation could pose major problems for habitability.
Red Dwarf stars are prone to intense flares, which could easily drive off an atmosphere.
Red Dwarf stars are likely not where we should look.
- pvg 9y agoThey're just red dwarf stars. Red Dwarf stars are stellar radio sources that continuously emit episodes of Red Dwarf. Those too are unsuitable for long term habitation.
- ehnto 9y agoThis reminds me of when Comedy Central ran a week long Red Dwarf marathon. I think a week is probably the maximum habitable time period. The species known as cat could probably handle watching itself on TV for longer.