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Published online 29 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070528-1
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Red dwarfs could harbour life
Planets around commonest stars in our Galaxy might be warm and safe.
The most common type of star in the Galaxy may be more hospitable to life than was previously believed, say astronomers who have calculated how much radiation planets orbiting such stars would receive.
Red dwarfs — cool, low-mass stars — make up more than 75% of the stars in the Milky Way.
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