Magnetic Field Affects Exoplanet Habitability

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exoplanet habitability

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How stars' magnetic fields could impact the chance for life on orbiting planets

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New research looks at the impact a star's magnetic field has on exoplanet habitability.

The presence of a magnetic field around a planet is one of the key factors in its ability to host life.

The researchers assessed 1,546 exoplanets to see if the worlds orbited their stars within each respective stellar body's "Alfvén radius".

Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World , New Scientist , Astronomy Magazine , All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science . He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics . Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University . Follow him on Twitter @sciencef1rst..