HD 4628 Archives

Observational HR diagram, from Hipparcos data, of stars within 10 pc of the Sun. The black box isolates the parameter range +4.0 < MV < +6.5 and +0.50 < (B-V) < +1.05 (see text) and contains the initial candidates as astrobiologically interesting stars. -- astro-ph

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Astrobiologically Interesting Stars Within 10 Parsecs Of The Sun

by Keith CowingMay 25, 2025May 24, 2025

The existence of life based on carbon chemistry and water oceans relies upon planetary properties, chiefly climate stability, and stellar properties, such as mass, age, metallicity and Galactic orbits.

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Astrobiologically Interesting Stars Within 10 Parsecs Of The Sun

Astrochemistry In Action: JWST View Of The Carina Nebula

Reconstructing Ancient Protein Alphabets: What Can We Truly Infer?

Inventories of Rich Carbon-Chain Chemistry in Prestellar and Starless Cores in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

Variations in the 3.3 µm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feature Across Nearby Galaxies Driven by Metallicity and Radiation Field Spectrum

Exploration Of Exoplanet Atmospheres With The James Webb Space Telescope