Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have studied the chances of the origin of life on various planets.
Experts have studied the probability of the birth of life between the birth and death of the universe, which is 13.8 billion years old. For comparison, our planet is approximately 4.5 billion years old.
Researchers believe that life on Earth, from a cosmic point of view, originated prematurely. In the distant future, the probability of the origin of life in the Universe will be much higher.
The main factor in this issue is the lifetime of stars. Large stars may die earlier, while small ones will exist for about 10 trillion years, which is quite enough for life to begin on them.
At the same time, it should be noted that low-mass red dwarfs are very dangerous for life due to their powerful ultraviolet radiation, which can destroy the atmosphere of a rocky planet. However, since the Sun does not belong to red dwarfs, it cannot deprive the Earth of the atmosphere.