Scientists redefine ‘habitable zone;’ Earth booted out of ‘Goldilocks zone’

Researchers from Penn State University have redefined the "habitable zone" for exoplanets. Interestingly, this new definition has delivered a major hit to Earth's habitability rating. An updated model for identifying whether newly discovered exoplanets fall within a habitable zone has been created by the Penn State Department of Geosciences team using the latest data, To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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