Scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 10:01
in Astronomy & Space
A Southwest Research Institute scientist has identified stellar phosphorus as a probable marker in narrowing the search for life in the cosmos. She has developed techniques to identify stars likely to host exoplanets, based on the composition of stars known to have planets, and proposes that upcoming studies target stellar phosphorus to find systems with the greatest probability for hosting life as we know it.