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Extremely common red dwarf L (mander.xyz)
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[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 hours ago

I don't recall this being new, when I was growing up in the 80's astronomers were citing the unstable nature of red dwarfs as a major filter in the Fermi paradox.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

So what's the reason? They are not consistent enough and changes in light/heat/radiation output would kill any life that arose?

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