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A Re-appraisal of the Habitability of Planets Around M Dwarf Stars

Jill C. Tarter, Peter R. Backus, Rocco L. Mancinelli +29

Stable, hydrogen-burning, M dwarf stars comprise about 75% of all stars in the Galaxy. They are extremely long-lived and because they are much smaller in mass than the Sun (between…