The possibility for alien life increases when two stars are pushed together by a third, according to new research announced Tuesday. NASA CAPTURES FIRST-EVER IMAGES OF INTERSECTING SHOCK WAVES FROM TWO SUPERSONIC JETSThe habitable zone, sometimes called the “Goldilocks zone,” is the area around a star where temperatures aren’t too hot or too cold. Using computer simulations to model interactions between stars in young clusters, Wootton and Parker calculated how those interactions affected binary pairs. THE MOON GETS ‘SUNBURNED,’ NASA SAYSThey found many of the pairs had their habitable zones expanded when the stars themselves were squeezed together by other stars passing by. A few of the pairs’ habitable zones even overlapped, creating even larger areas where life is possible.

Source: Fox News March 08, 2019 00:11 UTC