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Not quite. The prescripted_species_systems.txt doesn't force Barnard's Star and Procyon to have habitable planets, but it always generates Alpha Centauri and Sirius with an ideal habitable planet for the Sol start:
Code:
# Neighbor Tier 1 First Colony
sol_neighbor_t1_first_colony = {
name = "Alpha Centauri"
class = sc_g
planet = {
name = "Alpha Centauri A"
count = 1
class = star
orbit_distance = 0
orbit_angle = 1
size = { min = 20 max = 30 }
has_ring = no
}
change_orbit = 45
planet = {
count = { min = 0 max = 2 }
orbit_distance = 20
change_orbit = @base_moon_distance
moon = {
count = { min = 0 max = 1 }
orbit_distance = 5
}
}
planet = {
count = 1
orbit_distance = 25
class = ideal_planet_class
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
size = { min = 12 max = 18 }
}
planet = {
count = { min = 2 max = 5 }
orbit_distance = 25
change_orbit = @base_moon_distance
moon = {
count = { min = 0 max = 1 }
orbit_distance = 5
}
}
neighbor_system = {
distance = { min = 10 max = @distance }
initializer = "sol_neighbor_t2"
}
}
Code:
# Sol Neighbor Tier 2 Second Colony
sol_neighbor_t2_second_colony = {
name = "Sirius"
class = sc_a
planet = {
name = "Sirius A"
count = 1
class = star
orbit_distance = 0
orbit_angle = 1
size = { min = 20 max = 30 }
has_ring = no
}
change_orbit = 25
planet = {
count = 2
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
orbit_distance = 20
}
planet = {
count = 1
orbit_distance = 25
class = ideal_planet_class
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
size = { min = 14 max = 24 }
change_orbit = @base_moon_distance
moon = {
count = { min = 0 max = 1 }
class = random_non_colonizable
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
orbit_distance = 5
}
}
planet = {
count = 2
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
orbit_distance = 20
change_orbit = @base_moon_distance
moon = {
count = { min = 0 max = 1 }
class = random_non_colonizable
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
orbit_distance = 5
}
}
planet = {
count = { min = 0 max = 2 }
orbit_angle = { min = 90 max = 270 }
orbit_distance = 20
}
}
It's easy to see smaller aka rocky earth like planets around a red dwarf because the amount of dimming when the planet traverses the star is greater compared to a larger star.
Also, red stars are great because they will almost literally burn forever.
Unfortunatley they are not that suiteable for live to develop, if my memory serves me right.
Until we actually find another instance of life, any speculation on conditions is an educated guess at best
indeed, the arguments about life not being posable in X, Y, and Z enviorments tend to be friggin' dumb; of course life from Earth would never be able to survive there (without significant technological assistence), but that's because life from Earth is spacificly built to live on Earth and not some rock with a different day/night cycle, temperatures, atmosphere, available minerals/chemicals and/or types of light to extract energy from at the base of the food-chain/web, and so on.
Sadly, there is high chance that all of those planets will be tidal locked - they are small and that star is bigger than Sol...
Some people call educated guesses a "Scientific Theory":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems
I consider me one of those.
Incorrect. There is actually a lot of life on earth in regions not inhabitable by humans. Like in the deepest depth and near underwater volcanoes. However it's Evolutionary pathways a tighly limited, propably to tightly to go into "Biosphere" and much less "intelligent life" areas.
We are asuming primitive life might be on half the moons in our solar system. Inlcuding Ceres, Europa and Charon. Even Pluto might be an option!
Once we check that out, we will be able to refine the habitabilit of red dwarf systems.
Multicellular life have problems with many environments on Earth. Its not infinietely adaptable. Bigger organic compounds usually just cant work outside of pretty narrow temperature, radiation and pressure margin. Trappist system with heavy radiation, tidal lock and probably high volcanism seems unlikely to support life.
@The Founder
Just an advice, if you want to be taken seriously never take Wikipedia as a source. ;-)
Just an advice, if you want to be taken seriously never take Wikipedia as a source. ;-)
???
Wikipedia has link to original sources for everything stated there. It is more reliable and confirmable source then a newspaper.
If you think an article is incorrect, you are free to edit it with new information.
Isnt the ring between the Dark and lit side possibly habitable tho where temperatures arent too high or too low.
Although it would kinda such to not be able to use the full planets.
Well, since we are not exterminated yet, if this planets indeed bear life, it's probably not sentient.
I agree, however when I read the article it seems that the question about life is still debated. Resent research seems to argue for that life should be possible.
Maybe, as most planets in a red star's habitability zone would be tidal locked. It doesn't mean that life can't exist there, though.
For a more traditional earth like planet you want somewhere in the G to K range anyway.
