A reappraisal of the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars (original) (raw)
Arthur Weber2007, Astrobiology
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Stable, hydrogen-burning, M dwarf stars make up 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 0.5 and 0.08 M Sun), their temperature and stellar luminosity are low and peaked in the red. We have reexamined what is known at present about the potential for a terrestrial planet forming within, or migrating into, the classic liquid-surface-water habitable zone close to an