Stars with superpowered magnetic fields could narrow the search for alien life

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Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University. Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst.

An illustration shows a small star bursting with activity, including sunspots and flares caused by magnetic fields.

That radiation could roast nearby planets, potentially boil away their liquid water, prevent complex molecules from forming and thus inhibit key ingredients for life. . But, rather than discourage the search for alien life, this work can suggest which systems are more likely to host habitable worlds. It can simply redirect the hunt.A different kind of stellar dynamo

 

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