Because it is “just right” for life, scientists frequently refer to it as the Goldilocks zone. In our solar system, Earth is at the inner edge of this orbital band, with Venus and Mars – our ...

We’re quite lucky that we live on Earth. We’re in what’s known as the Goldilocks Zone, the habitable part of the Solar System that has just the right conditions for water to form ...

The habitable zone of a star is essentially the area where liquid water could occur on the planet’s surface. In our solar system, Earth is the only planet within this habitable zone. This isn ...