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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

Caption: Figure 7.

Time series plot for three HZ planet–moon systems orbiting an M0 dwarf. Same as Figure 3 but for moons in an M0 system. The three distinct points used are (0.27 au and 2.0 M, 0.52 au and 1.0 M, 0.52 au and 2.0 M). The bottom x-axis uses 0.27 au as the inner edge of the HZ for normalization.

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