How alien can a planet be and still support life?
Earth scientists reimagine the Goldilocks zone and what makes a planet habitable

THINKING OUTSIDE THE GOLDILOCKS ZONE The hunt for extraterrestrial life has long focused on planets at a just-right distance from alien stars, where liquid water can exist on a planet’s surface.
Nicolle Rager Fuller
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