Checking out non-Sol type star systems for life signs
M Dwarfs: The Search for Life is On
http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1694.html
M-dwarf stars, much smaller, dimmer and cooler than stars like our sun, are by
far the most common type of star in our galaxy. Yet scientists searching for
life on other worlds have not shown much interest in M dwarfs. That's about to
change.