- Galactic Habitable Zones
 - Astrobiology Magazine discusses how our solar system's placement within the Milky Way Galaxy makes in capable of supporting life. - Goldilocks and the Three Planets
- Essay by Calvin W. Johnson addressing the climates of terrestrial planets, particularly the formation of Earth's climate which supports life.
- Habitable Zone (HZ) - Internet Encyclopedia of Science
- The Habitable Zone: An imaginary spherical shell surrounding a star throughout which the surface temperatures of any planets present might be conducive to the origin and development of life as we know it.
- Habitable Zone - Wikipedia
- Article about the Habitable Zone, a region of space where conditions are favorable for life as it may be found on Earth.
- Interstellar Real Estate: Location, Location, Location - Defining the Habitable Zone
- Activity where students explore the orbital characteristics a planetary home needs to support Earth-like life forms.
- Our "Goldilocks" Solar System
- Sky & Telescope article about one of the hottest research areas in astronomy, modelling, trying to figure out how planets form and what happens after they do.
- Stars and Habitable Planets
- Find out what makes a habitable star system: suitable stars, habitable zones around stars, galactic habitable zones, planet formation, and circular orbits.
- The Goldilocks Zone - Challenger Center
- The Goldilocks Zone is the range of environmental conditions (such as temperature, pressure, acidity, salinity, etc.) that can support life. Find K-12 activities for the classroom that deal with the search for life in the universe.
- The Goldilocks Zone - NASA News
- NASA article about how our understanding of how life can exist in extreme environments on Earth has expanded our search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
- The Habitable Zone - PBS Life Beyond Earth
- Planets closely orbiting the sun -- where conditions might potentially support life -- is called the Habitable Zone.
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