Earth-like planet and exploding star. Computer illustration of a view across the surface of an alien planet with an Earth-like planet (upper left) and

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Earth-like planet and exploding star. Computer illustration of a view across the surface of an alien planet with an Earth-like planet (upper left) and an exploding star in the background. Earth-like planets capable of supporting life are found only in a star's habitable zone, a region around a star where the surface temperature of a planet is suitable for liquid water.

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Size: 4180px × 4180px
Photo credit: © C. Robert O'Dell/DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, alien, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, atmosphere, cosmological, cosmology, earth, earth-, exoplanet, exosolar, exploding, explosion, extrasolar, habitable, illustration, planet, planetary, planets, science, solar, space, star, starry, stars, supernova, system, terrestrial, zone