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UC Irvine Researchers Add some Clarity to Search for Extraterrestrial Life
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, JUL 14 – UC Irvine astronomers found over 200 exoplanets larger than previously measured, reducing the number of Earth-sized planets and impacting habitability assessments, study shows.
- On Monday, July 14, University of California, Irvine astronomers published that more than 200 known exoplanets are likely much larger than previously thought.
- Failure to correct light contamination led to smaller planetary radius estimates, which may have resulted in underestimation of exoplanet sizes, as Paul Robertson said.
- TESS data contamination corrected by Te Han's custom model, Paul Robertson said, enabling more accurate exoplanet size reanalysis.
- Such revelations may shift the assessment of water worlds as potential harbors for extraterrestrial life, affecting habitability evaluations.
- In future studies, Han and his team will reexamine previously uninhabitable planets and advise caution when interpreting TESS data.
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UC Irvine researchers add some clarity to search for extraterrestrial life
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Scores of exoplanets may be larger than realized
In new research, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how more than 200 known exoplanets are likely much larger than previously thought. It's a finding that could change which distant worlds researchers consider potential harbors for extraterrestrial life.
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