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I read this article in Astronomy Magazine many years ago. I am glad to see it on the internet. It is one of my favorite Astronomy articles.
[http://homepage.sunrise.ch/homepage/sch … tauri.html]http://homepage.sunrise.ch/homepage/sch … tauri.html
There could be up to 4 (Unlikely but possible) habitable planets in the Alpha Centauri system. If you placed the Solar System around Alpha Centauri A, Earth and Mars would be in the Life-zone. If you placed our Solar System Around Alpha Centauri B, Venus and Earth would be in the Life-zone.
I do disagree with the Author about Alpha Centauri C and Red Giants. Would shouldn’t write them off yet. They may surprise us, just like Europa’s possible ocean surprised us.
"Run for it? Running's not a plan! Running's what you do, once a plan fails!" -Earl Bassett
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Doh! I hate it when I make grammar errors. That should be
"I do disagree with the Author about Alpha Centauri C and Red Giants. We shouldn’t write them off yet. They may surprise us, just like Europa’s possible ocean surprised us."
"Run for it? Running's not a plan! Running's what you do, once a plan fails!" -Earl Bassett
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