"Galactic Goldilocks: Habitable Planets Abound in Milky Way"

A recent study by the University of Florida found that one-third of exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars could exist within their star’s habitable zone, which is the approximate distance from their star where liquid water can exist on the surface. The researchers analyzed the orbital eccentricities of 163 exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars across 101 systems using data from NASA’s Kepler mission. Red dwarfs give off far less energy and heat than our Sun, meaning the habitable zone exists much closer to the star, resulting in shorter orbital periods for planets that orbit within the HZ.