fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 hours agoExtremely common red dwarf Lmander.xyzimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down11
arrow-up1156arrow-down1imageExtremely common red dwarf Lmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·15 hours agoI don’t recall this being new, when I was growing up in the 80’s astronomers were citing the unstable nature of red dwarfs as a major filter in the Fermi paradox.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-212 hours agoSo what’s the reason? They are not consistent enough and changes in light/heat/radiation output would kill any life that arose?
minus-squareSapphironZA@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoCorrect. Its a combination of regular flaring and CME’s and the fact that their habital zone is very close to it.
I don’t recall this being new, when I was growing up in the 80’s astronomers were citing the unstable nature of red dwarfs as a major filter in the Fermi paradox.
So what’s the reason? They are not consistent enough and changes in light/heat/radiation output would kill any life that arose?
Correct. Its a combination of regular flaring and CME’s and the fact that their habital zone is very close to it.