Two temperate Earth- and Neptune-sized planets orbiting fully convective M dwarfs

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: M. G. Scott, Georgina Dransfield, Mathilde Timmermans, Amaury H. M. J. Triaud, Benjamin V. Rackham, Khalid Barkaoui, Adam J. Burgasser, Karen A. Collins, Michaël Gillon, Steve B. Howell, Alan M. Levine, F. J. Pozuelos
+21 more Keivan Guadalupe Stassun, Carl Ziegler, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, Catherine A. Clark, Yasmin Davis, Fatemeh Davoudi, Tansu Daylan, Brice-Olivier Demory, Dax L. Feliz, Akihiko Fukui, Maximilian N. Günther, Emmanuël Jehin, Florian Lienhard, Andrew W. Mann, Clàudia Janó Muñoz, Norio Narita, P. P. Pedersen, Richard P. Schwarz, Avi Shporer, Abderahmane Soubkiou, Sebastián Zúñiga-Fernández
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Abstract

As the diversity of exoplanets continues to grow, it is important to revisit assumptions about habitability and classical HZ definitions. In this work, we introduce an expanded 'temperate' zone, defined by instellation fluxes between $0.1

Fields of Study & Subjects

Stellar planetary and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
9 January 2026
Document type
Preprint