In everyday life, Ultraviolet, or UV, light earns a bad reputation for being responsible for sunburns and other harmful effects on humans. However, research suggests that UV light may have played a critical role in the emergence of life on Earth and could be a key for where to look for life elsewhere in the Universe. This artist's impression shows how the surface of a planet orbiting a red dwarf star may appear. The planet is in...

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