[Interview] How Red Dwarf Stars Could Host Habitable Planets After All

We're still waiting for the results from JWST about the atmospheres on the TRAPPIST-1 planets. But is there a way for red dwarf planets to keep atmospheres on planets. Latest research seems to show that it might be possible.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Joshua Krissansen-Totton

https://depts.washington.edu/astrobio/wordpress/profile/joshua-krissansen-totton/

📜 The erosion of large primary atmospheres typically leaves behind substantial secondary atmospheres on temperate rocky planets

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52642-6

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• 00:00 Intro


• 02:09 Problems with M dwarfs


• 11:22 Holding on to atmospheres


• 19:46 JWST observations


• 24:10 Habitable worlds observatory


• 32:40 Trappist-1 results wen?


• 40:22 More interviews

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