habitable

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"I was surprised to find that there were no habitable houses; maybe two or three, but they were not suitable for living," he said.

From Barron's

Hot dust interferes with this process by creating what researchers call "coronagraphic leakage" -- scattered light that can hide the signals of potentially habitable worlds.

From Science Daily

The spacecraft will track stars that host potentially habitable planets before, during and after planetary transits, improving scientists' ability to separate stellar effects from true atmospheric signals.

From Science Daily

University of California, Irvine astronomers have identified an exoplanet located within a star's habitable zone, a region where temperatures could allow liquid water to exist on the surface.

From Science Daily

And reports from young men who have managed to sneak into Nur Shams suggest that Nehaya's house is no longer habitable.

From BBC