New star activity catalog could sharpen hunt for habitable worlds

Searching for habitable worlds beyond our solar system involves more than having a planet orbit within its star's habitable zone, the region where temperatures could be just right for liquid water to exist on the surface.

On Earth, where water comprises approximately 75% of the planet's surface, life is abundant.

But what about the exoplanet's star, specifically its activity and rotation?

How could this influence how exoplanets are identified for current and future missions? ...