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These nearby star systems could be good targets in the search for alien life

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NASA 's Chandra X-ray telescope has created a three -dimensional map of stars close to the sun.

The stars are arranged in concentric rings around the sun, at distances between 16.3 light years and 49 light-years .

The map could inform scientists which exoplanets to direct future telescopes toward to conduct searches for habitable conditions.

The habitable zone or "Goldilocks zone" is a region around a star that is neither too hot nor too cold to allow liquid water to exist.

The team's research was presented at the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society meeting in Madison , Wisconsin .

X-ray data may allow the first image of a planet similar to Earth to be obtained more quickly.

The research is published in the New Scientist, All About Space and ZME Science.

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