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Llandudno

Rubecula · 2011-04-21 07:05:23

The National Astronomy Meeting held this year at Llandudno in North Wales discussed possible plant life on planets orbiting Red Dwarf Stars. Apparently they think plants on these planets would look black to human eyes rather than green. This is because with lower light and heat being radiated by the star the colour black…

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21-04-2011 8:05am

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Rubecula

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The National Astronomy Meeting held this year at Llandudno in North Wales discussed possible plant life on planets orbiting Red Dwarf Stars.

Apparently they think plants on these planets would look black to human eyes rather than green.

This is because with lower light and heat being radiated by the star the colour black will allow the plants to absorb more for photosynthesis.

(Source: BBC Teletext Service)

Here is a link for you that I just found:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13130740

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