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Tidally Torn: Why the Most Common Stars May Lack Large, Habitable-zone Moons

  • Authors: Shaan D. Patel, Billy Quarles, Nevin N. Weinberg, Manfred Cuntz

Shaan D. Patel et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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HZs and Hill radii of M0, M2, and M4 stars. (a) Top-down and (b) edge-on views of the HZs around M0 (red), M2 (blue), and M4 (black) dwarfs along with (c) the Hill radius for a prospective 1.0 M⊕ planet at the center of its respective HZ. The overlap of the M0 and M2 HZs is noted in purple in both (a) and (b).

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