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    In astronomy and astrobiology, the habitable zone (HZ), or more precisely the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), is the range of orbits around a star...
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    the galactic habitable zone is the region of a galaxy in which life is most likely to develop. The concept of a galactic habitable zone analyzes various...
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    Galactic habitable zone Goldilocks principle Habitable zone - Habitable zone for complex life Habitability of binary star systems Habitability of natural...
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    atmosphere and geology. Of the natural satellites in the Solar System's habitable zone – the Moon, two Martian satellites (though some estimates put those...
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    Environments do not need to contain life to be considered habitable nor are accepted habitable zones (HZ) the only areas in which life might arise. As the...
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    A Habitable Zone for Complex Life (HZCL) is a range of distances from a star suitable for complex aerobic life. Different types of limitations preventing...
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    habitable zone has led to an increase in studies on planetary habitability. The planets are considered prototypical for the research on habitability of...
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    the habitable zone. Assuming there are 200 billion stars in the Milky Way, it can be hypothesized that there are 11 billion potentially habitable Earth-sized...
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    super-Earths within the Gliese 581 planetary system, both on the edge of the habitable zone around the star where liquid water may be possible on the surface. With...
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    indeterminate reasons. On the other hand, 3D climate models favor habitability and wider habitable zones for slow rotating and tidally locked planets. A major impediment...
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  • confirmed exoplanet, named TOI-715 b, a super-Earth orbiting in its habitable zone. Another planet in the system is suspected. The star has an apparent...
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    Kepler-22b (category Exoplanets in the habitable zone)
    Interest designation KOI-087.01) is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. It is located about 640 light-years...
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    K2-18b (category Super-Earths in the habitable zone)
    6 times the radius of Earth, with a 33-day orbit within the star's habitable zone; it receives approximately a similar amount of light as the Earth receives...
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    upon the planet's habitability. Based on newer models of the habitable zone, the planet is likely too hot to be potentially habitable. In astronomical...
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    Planetary system (redirect from Venus zone)
    difficult to observe. Of particular interest to astrobiology is the habitable zone of planetary systems where planets could have surface liquid water,...
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    others, a galactic habitable zone; a central star and planetary system having the requisite character (i.e. a circumstellar habitable zone); a terrestrial...
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    habitable zone Habitability of F-type main-sequence star systems Habitability of neutron star systems Habitability of red dwarf systems Habitability of...
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  • planetary habitability is complex and defined by several factors. Being in the habitable zone is not enough for a planet to be habitable, not even to...
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    first exoplanet of relatively low mass regarded as orbiting within the habitable zone of its parent star. Assuming its existence, computer climate simulations...
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    the only ones in which the habitable zone coincides completely with the ultraviolet habitable zone. Since the habitable zone is farther away in more massive...
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    for habitable exoplanets and proposed clarifications. The authors argued that knowing whether a world is located within the star's habitable zone is insufficient...
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    Kepler-452b (category Super-Earths in the habitable zone)
    candidate super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the inner edge of the habitable zone of the sun-like star Kepler-452 and is the only planet in the system...
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    Kepler-186f (category Exoplanets in the habitable zone)
    designation KOI-571.05) is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Kepler-186, the outermost of five such planets...
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  • containing 34 exoplanets, 11 of which probably lie inside their star's habitable zone. There are roughly 2,000 stars at a distance of up to 50 light-years...
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    possibly be habitable, however updated analysis shows that Kepler-69c resides in the inner edge of the habitable zone or even outside of habitable zone, and...
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    was ultimately refuted. It was thought to be near the middle of the habitable zone of its star, meaning it could sustain liquid water—a necessity for all...
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    F9.5 concluded that exoplanets/moons around exoplanets orbiting in habitable zones of F-type stars would receive excessive UV damage as compared to the...
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    Discovers Habitable Zone Planet in GJ 357 System". SciTechDaily. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2019-08-01. "Potentially habitable 'super-Earth'...
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    thousands of exoplanets, about 50 of them of Earth-size in or near habitable zones. Planets of many masses, sizes, and orbits have been detected, illustrating...
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    Earth analog (category Planetary habitability)
    Saturn's moon Titan to be one of the most Earth-like worlds outside of the habitable zone. Though having a dramatically different chemical makeup, discoveries...
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