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To: BenLurkin

The red dwarf star itself emits only about 0.4% of our sun’s radiance, so the planet receives about 2% of the intensity that Earth receives from its sun. This is because Barnard’s star is in the class of M dwarf stars, cooler and less massive than our sun. It’s also an old star that predates our own solar system.

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And it will still be shining long after the Sun is burned out.

Red dwarfs stay in their main sequence for trillions of years.


4 posted on 11/14/2018 10:47:38 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Moonman62

I am of the opinion that it would be easier to heat a cold planet via solar reflectors than to cool a hot planet. Either way, habitation if possible would require some terraforming.


8 posted on 11/14/2018 11:01:20 AM PST by taxcontrol
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