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

As expected, the planet closest to the star, TRAPPIST-1 b, is far from habitable, astronomers report this week in Nature: It has a surface temperature of 230°C and no detectable atmosphere.

From Science Magazine

Through the years, the costs of keeping these buildings habitable only grew as a profoundly vulnerable residential population prone to substance use disorder and other impairments caused damage and chaos.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are very pleased we are able to continue removing the trees that have already been felled and making our city centre a little more habitable for pedestrians, shoppers and businesses who work there."

From BBC