[Interview] Can Life Exist Around Red Dwarf Stars?

Red Dwarfs will be the longest living stars in the Universe. Many of them have planetary systems, like the famous Trappist-1. But there is a big problem, as red dwarfs can emit mega-flares which could render planets uninhabitable. Finding out, if there is any hope for finding life and how can we study red dwarfs better with Dr Ward Howard. 👉 Ward Howard's website: https://www.wardshowardastronomer.com/ 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 📚 Suggest books in the book club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club 00:00 Intro 01:31 How bad are red dwarf flares 16:28 How to solve the flares problem 21:43 Lifecycle of red dwarfs and their planets 30:02 Any hope for life? 35:25 Brown dwarfs 36:40 Our place in the Universe 41:21 Future of explanatory research 48:58 More interviews and final thoughts More interviews: 👉 With Dr Jessie Christiansen https://youtu.be/MuH2BlHdAyw 👉 With Dr Ben Hord https://youtu.be/6b377MO20uE 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/6ihLo5sRyNQ 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER [email protected] ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast