Complex life on planets orbiting the galaxy's most common stars may be unlikely (phys.org) 9 points by bikenaga 6mo ago ↗ HN
[–] bikenaga 6mo ago ↗ Original article: "Dearth of Photosynthetically Active Radiation Suggests No Complex Life on Late M-Star Exoplanets" - https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02548
[–] jessetemp 6mo ago ↗ Only true if the alien plants are using the same chlorophyll as earth plants, which seems like a colossal fucking assumption to me
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