Living on the Edge of a Planetary Danger Zone
"The further on the edge, the hotter the intensity." Astronomers at the University of Arizona have mapped out planetary "danger zones," which are areas where winds and radiation from super hot stars can strip young, cooler stars (like our sun) of their planet-forming materials. Results show that cooler stars are safe as long as they lie beyond 1.6 light-years (or nearly 10 trillion miles) of these hot stars.
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Personally, I've never wanted to be anywhere near these heavyweight young stars- too many issues. They check themselves into rehab, check out, party, check back in, all very publicly- its a joke. You don't know when they'll implode or what might set them off. The dust never settles.<br><br>Jess Tauber
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