K dwarf survey maps stellar neighborhood for habitable worlds

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2026

A Georgia State University astronomy graduate student has led a new survey of nearby K-type stars to identify targets where Earth-like planets could provide conditions suitable for life. Sebastian Carrazco-Gaxiola presented the results at the January 2026 meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix, Arizona.

The project delivers the first comprehensive spectroscopic census of t