I heard that Gliese 876 c is a gas giant lying in it's habitable zone. If gas giants like this cant have life, could it possibly have a habitable moon around it?
It's possible, though a number of possible issues arise with the particular setup of Gliese 876 c. It's close enough to the star to not have a very big gravitational Hill sphere, so moons will need to be close... but gas giants can have lethal radiation belts.
I heard that Gliese 876 c is a gas giant lying in it's habitable zone. If gas giants like this cant have life, could it possibly have a habitable moon around it?
TheGuitarman951 1 year ago
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It's possible, though a number of possible issues arise with the particular setup of Gliese 876 c. It's close enough to the star to not have a very big gravitational Hill sphere, so moons will need to be close... but gas giants can have lethal radiation belts.
Boy75402 1 year ago