Study: Other Life-Bearing Solar Systems Like Ours Are Rare
- 9 years ago
A recent study has concluded that other life-bearing solar systems in this galaxy are likely rare.
Our life-sustaining solar system could theoretically be one of many in this galaxy, but a recent study has found that this is likely not the case.
The team arrived at this conclusion based on a survey of Jupiter-like planets largely within a 300-light-year distance from Earth.
Their analysis of data collected over a 17-year period shows that only 6.2 percent of the approximately 200 bodies studied are gas giants with orbits of 3 to 5 astronomical units.
And, as the study states, this occurrence rate is “vital in our quest to fully understand how common
Our life-sustaining solar system could theoretically be one of many in this galaxy, but a recent study has found that this is likely not the case.
The team arrived at this conclusion based on a survey of Jupiter-like planets largely within a 300-light-year distance from Earth.
Their analysis of data collected over a 17-year period shows that only 6.2 percent of the approximately 200 bodies studied are gas giants with orbits of 3 to 5 astronomical units.
And, as the study states, this occurrence rate is “vital in our quest to fully understand how common