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Cosmic-Ray Bath in a Past Supernova Gives Birth to Earth-Like Planets - Astrobiology

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A key question in astronomy is how ubiquitous Earth-like rocky planets are. The formation of terrestrial planets in our solar system was strongly influenced by the radioactive decay heat of short-lived radionuclides (SLRs), particularly 26Al, likely delivered from nearby supernovae. However, current models struggle to reproduce the abundance of SLRs inferred from meteorite analysis without […] The post Cosmic-Ray Bath in a Past Supernova Gives B…

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An international team of scientists came to this conclusion.

Scientists suggest that supernovae may make rocky, Earth-like planets much more common in the cosmos than previously thought. The article, "Earth-like planets may be more common in the universe than previously thought," comes from the website Everything That Matters.

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Science Tech Updates broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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