Tag: signs of water

[ad_1] A many as 1/3rd of the planets revolving around the most common stars across the Milky Way Galaxy may have liquid water and can possibly harbour life, according to a study based on latest telescope data. Most of the common stars in our galaxy are smaller and comparatively cooler. They are sporting just half the mass of the Sun at most. Billions of planets revolve around these common dwarf stars.Two-thirds of the planets around these ubiquitous small stars could be roasted by tidal extremes, sterilising them, shows the analysis which was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Sheila Sagear, a doctoral student at the University of Florida (UF) in the US, said "I think this result is really important for the next decade of exoplanet research, becau...