The Trouble with M Dwarf Stars and the Search for Habitable Worlds

New research suggests that a lack of a stable asteroid belt around these common, small, and cool stars may make their exoplanets less habitable for life. Join us in conversation with lead researcher Anna C. Childs to explore the implications of this research and the future of the search for alien life. Learn more about the most common type of star in our galaxy and the potential challenges in finding habitable exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ac9052 Recorded live on stream on 9 February 2023.