103: Red Dwarf Paradox
Episode description
In the hunt for life in the universe, astronomers are looking hard at the catalogue of potentially habitable exoplanets. The ones orbiting Red Dwarf stars seem promising — Red Dwarfs are really common, and we've just launched a shiny new space telescope that's perfect for observing them, their planets, and even their planets *atmospheres*. Trouble is, Red Dwarf stars are ... nasty. Like, really mean. Emily gives all the details on why we might not be discovering signs of life near a Red Dwarf any time soon.
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Things we talk about in this episode:
• What tThe Red Dwarf paper
• Article about the research
• Flares, sunspots and coronal mass ejections
• CMEs are terrifying
• Everyone’s fave spectrograph, HARPS