Existence of 'Super Habitable' Exoplanets are possible: suggests a new Study

A new study suggests:Planets exhibiting environmental conditions much favourable for life than on Earth are possible:

A new paper published recently in the journal Astrobiology argues that the existence of planetary bodies outside the SHZ (stellar habitable zone) is possible. 

What is the Stellar Habitable Zone ?

The Stellar Habitable Zone, as defined by Redorbit, is the zone, also known as Goldilocks Zone, is considered the range of ideal orbital distances from a star for creating the conditions necessary for life. 

What were the Claims ?


The claims say that there are exo-planets that support habitable conditions to support life can exist and the conditions will be more favourable than those founded here on Earth.

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The authors suggest that orbital and rotational energy released as heat in the crust of planetary bodies, also known as tidal heating, can create conditions in which life could emerge on a planet or moon once considered uninhabitable.

“A great place for hydrothermal microorganisms and a volcanic eruption in the weather forecast every morning and evening, a tidally heated planet would be unpleasant though spectacular to visit,” said Norman Sleep, an editor for Astrobiology and earth sciences professor at Stanford University.

In the paper, René Heller from McMaster University in Canada and John Armstrong from Weber State University in Utah posited that every habitable world does not need to be situated in the SHZ and worlds in the SHZ are not necessarily habitable.