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I don’t think we can really make this claim. Life which forms around less stable stars may adapt if there is enough time for them to do so. It’s also important to note the sun is not the mean star. The vast majority of stars are red dwarves which, while more variable, are much longer lived.


On Earth all water will boil away, I don't see any plausible way for complex life to adapt.

Likewise if Mars was habitable, you can't adapt to survive there now un less you are a subterranian microbe.

Habitability of planets around red drawfs would of-course change the game, but it's not clear at present.


“On Earth” is the problem with the argument. If any alien life exists, the one place it isn’t is Earth. A super-Earth in a Goldilocks orbit around a K1V star would keep atmosphere and water for longer.

Eventually they too will become uninhabitable, but the relevant question about alien life is not “eventually” but rather “now”.


The article addresses red dwarves, you should read it.


I read the paper. Did you read this thread? Context matters.




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