Reading through some discussions I've been amazed how many times life has been found on gas giants - life being mostly extremophiles, gaining their energy through radiation etc...
Now let's take a look on habitable planets that support lifeforms more similar to us. The goal is to check some "rules" on habitable zones by comparing them to existing earthlike planets, whaterplanets etc. in ED
Todays state-of-the-art theories (Lammer et al. 2009) about habitable zones state:
Now, my fellow commanders: State your thoughts and experiences on the topic of newly colonizable or already habited planets & share a view from your cockpit (screenshots)!
Have fun exploring!
Now let's take a look on habitable planets that support lifeforms more similar to us. The goal is to check some "rules" on habitable zones by comparing them to existing earthlike planets, whaterplanets etc. in ED
Todays state-of-the-art theories (Lammer et al. 2009) about habitable zones state:
- Habitable planets can be found orbiting G-type stars & K and F-types with the mass close to those of G-stars (These types of stars do not prove dangerous for any habitable zones in their orbit - notice that the distance of the planet still has to be "right")
- Habitable zones around low-mass M- and K-type stars are mostly close to the main star and thus suffer extreme stellar radiation --> start earthlike/waterworld, end up like the dry Venus/cold Mars (life could have emerged before, so young planets around those types of stars could still be inhabited!)
Now, my fellow commanders: State your thoughts and experiences on the topic of newly colonizable or already habited planets & share a view from your cockpit (screenshots)!
Have fun exploring!
