habitable

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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

However small this watery niche, it could be important for identifying habitable environments, she added.

From Seattle Times

If I was the owner of a professional sports franchise, I would be making sure my house is in order — habitable for human beings.

From Washington Times

This suggests there are at least a few hundred million planets in the Milky Way alone that may in principle be habitable.

From Scientific American