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Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life

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Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life
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RE: Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life
January 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm
(January 19, 2011 at 4:29 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: The search for alien life may have just gotten a lot harder.

The vast majority of stars in our known universe, red dwarfs, with their flares that behave much like variable stars have such unpredictable outbursts that may extinguish life on their orbiting planets before it ever has a chance to establish.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12184029

With emphasis on MAY we have no idea how resilient life can be or all the forms it can take.



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Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life - by Welsh cake - January 19, 2011 at 4:29 pm
RE: Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life - by downbeatplumb - January 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm
RE: Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life - by Minimalist - January 19, 2011 at 6:42 pm
RE: Red dwarf flares may threaten alien life - by Justtristo - January 21, 2011 at 8:48 am

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