Could alien life cope with a hotter, brighter star?
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
The stars in the night sky shine in myriad hues and brightnesses—piercing blues, clean whites, smoldering crimsons. Every star has a different mass, the basic characteristic that determines its size, lifespan, light output and temperature (which we discern as a particular color).