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The changing habitable zone

The changing habitable zone
The changing habitable zone A visual of the mobility of the habitable zone. An M star begins its life hotter, so a planet must be farther out to live in the habitable zone. As it cools, the habitable zone will shrink toward the star, leaving the planet behind. Seven Rasmussen