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Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Red Dwarf Paradox

Most of the stars in the universe are red dwarfs. Why did we happen to evolve around one of these rare shorter lived stars? That's the basic red dwarf paradox. They're five times more common and on average, they outlast our star by 20. So like, either it's a one in a hundred chance or maybe there's a reason. Maybe there's an explanation why life can't happen around red dwarfs or it's less likely around them.

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