[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?

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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.

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https://www.wardshowardastronomer.com/

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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

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👉 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

Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday

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📩 CONTACT FRASER

frasercain@gmail.com

⚖️ LICENSE

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast

2023-10-23 51 min
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