Goldilocks planet

English

Etymology

From the children's story Goldilocks, in which a bowl of porridge is neither too hot nor too cold.

Noun

Goldilocks planet (plural Goldilocks planets)

1. (astronomy) A planet which orbits in the habitable zone around a star, where temperatures like those on Earth occur, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

Related terms

• Goldilocks zone

Translations

planet with possible existence of liquid water and of life

• Finnish: kultakutriplaneetta
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