Ep. 557: Red Dwarfs: Friend or Foe
365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition
English - February 03, 2020 20:21 - 54 minutes - 38.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNatural Sciences Science astronomy space science planets supernova black holes telescopes telescope Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On the one hand, red dwarfs are the longest lived stars in the Universe, the perfect place for life to hang out for trillions of years. On the other hand, they're tempestuous little balls of plasma, hurling out catastrophic flares that could wipe away life. Are they good or bad places to live?