Sentences with phrase «young red dwarf stars»

New NASA research suggests some of these zones might not actually be able to support life due to frequent stellar eruptions — which spew huge amounts of stellar material and radiation out into space — from young red dwarf stars.

Given at least nine meters (roughly 30 feet) of water on the planet, photosynthetic microbes (including mats of algae, cyanobacteria, and other photosynthetic bacteria) and plant - like protoctists (such as floating seaweed or kelp forests attached to the seafloor) could be protected from «planet - scalding» ultraviolet flares produced by young red dwarf stars, according to Victoria Meadows of Caltech, principal investigator at the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Virtual Planetary Laboratory.

Not exact matches

Seven of the 12 (58 percent) are very dim red dwarfs, of which six have been identified as flare stars and are likely to be relatively younger.

Additionally, red dwarf stars, especially young ones, can experience superflares that emit high levels of radiation, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere and prevent life from getting started.

We suspect that the star is not radically different from other red dwarf, but that its enhanced activity levels are due to its young age.

«We have pessimistic results for planets around young red dwarfs in this study, but we also have a better understanding of which stars have good prospects for habitability,» Airapetian said.