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    ‘Terminator Zones’ on Distant Planets could harbor life

    March 20, 2023, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    'Terminator zones' on distant planets could harbor life, astronomers say
    Some exoplanets have one side permanently facing their star while the other side is in perpetual darkness. The ring-shaped border between these permanent day and night regions is called a “terminator zone.” In a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal, physics and astronomy researchers at UC Irvine say this area has the potential to support extraterrestrial life. Ana Lobo / UCI

    These in-between regions could be prime sites for liquid water. In a new study, University of California, Irvine astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has the potential to exist on distant exoplanets inside a special area called the “terminator zone,” which is a ring on planets that have one side that always faces its star and one side that is always dark.

    “These planets have a permanent day side ...

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