Thursday, November 1, 2012

Newscenter Update: Asteroid Belts of Just the Right Size are Friendly to Life

November 1, 2012
Scenarios for the Evolution of Asteroid Belts
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Asteroid Belts of Just the Right Size are Friendly to Life

Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according to a study by Rebecca Martin, a NASA Sagan Fellow from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and astronomer Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md.

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