[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?

Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big problem, as red dwarfs can emit mega-flares which could render planets uninhabitable. Finding out, if there is any hope for finding life and how can we study red dwarfs better with Dr Ward Howard.
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00:00 Intro
01:31 How bad are red dwarf flares
16:28 How to solve the flares problem
21:43 Lifecycle of red dwarfs and their planets
30:02 Any hope for life?
35:25 Brown dwarfs
36:40 Our place in the Universe
41:21 Future of explanatory research
48:58 More interviews and final thoughts
More interviews:
👉 With Dr Jessie Christiansen https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw
👉 With Dr Ben Hord https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE
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Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big problem, as red dwarfs can emit mega-flares which could render planets uninhabitable. Finding out, if there is any hope for finding life and how can we study red dwarfs better with Dr Ward Howard.

👉 Ward Howard's website:

https://www.wardshowardastronomer.com/

🦄 Support us on Patreon:

https://patreon.com/universetoday

📚 Suggest books in the book club:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club

00:00 Intro
01:31 How bad are red dwarf flares
16:28 How to solve the flares problem
21:43 Lifecycle of red dwarfs and their planets
30:02 Any hope for life?
35:25 Brown dwarfs
36:40 Our place in the Universe
41:21 Future of explanatory research
48:58 More interviews and final thoughts

More interviews:

👉 With Dr Jessie Christiansen https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw

👉 With Dr Ben Hord https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/6ihLo5sRyNQ

📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain

Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday

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