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Complex life on planets orbiting the galaxy's most common stars may be unlikely
(
phys.org
)
6 points
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bikenaga
5 hours ago
2 comments
bikenaga
5 hours ago
Original article: "Dearth of Photosynthetically Active Radiation Suggests No Complex Life on Late M-Star Exoplanets" -
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02548
jessetemp
3 hours ago
Only true if the alien plants are using the same chlorophyll as earth plants, which seems like a colossal fucking assumption to me