When the Map Is Wrong | Limits of Exoplanet Habitability · Rakiura

Limits of Exoplanet Habitability/When the Map Is Wrong

When the Map Is Wrong

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May 25, 2026·Audio

The episode is about how a "settled" scientific concept got unsettled. Kopparapu 2013 redrew the boundaries. Kopparapu 2014 showed they depend on planet mass — smaller planets have narrower habitable zones because their thinner atmospheres are more vulnerable.

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