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Far-away planets 'can support life'
Topic Started: Jan 7 2014, 05:58 PM (194 Views)
CJ
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A very minor case of serious brain damage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-25639306

Earth-sized planets could support life at least 10 times further away from stars than thought, researchers have claimed.

The University of Aberdeen team, which included academics from the University of St Andrews, said cold rocky planets thought uninhabitable might be able to support life beneath the surface.

They hope the study will influence other researchers.

Their paper is published in Planetary and Space Science.

PhD student Sean McMahon explained: "A planet needs to be not too close to its sun but also not too far away for liquid water to persist, rather than boiling or freezing, on the surface.



So, I guess this would be like Europa, whose oceans have often been cited as a potential habitat for life? With that said, this underground life wouldn't have to live in oceans.
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