Controversial clues of two 'Goldilocks planets' that might support life are proven false

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 13:01 in Astronomy & Space

Mysteries about controversial signals coming from a dwarf star considered to be a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life now have been solved in research led by scientists at Penn State University. The scientists have proven, for the first time, that some of the signals, which were suspected to be coming from two planets orbiting the star at a distance where liquid water could potentially exist, actually are coming from events inside the star itself, not from so-called "Goldilocks planets" where conditions are just right for supporting life. The study will be published by the journal Science in its online Science Express issue on July 3, 2014 and in a future print edition of the journal.

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