Recently we learned about the exoplanet Kepler-186f, a potentially earthlike, potentially habitable world only around 500 lightyears away. But when I mentioned that here plants would grow red instead of green I was met with skepticism. So I'm back to fully explain exactly why Kepler-186f and planets like it would have red plants!
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Sources / Further Reading
• SKY & PLANT COLOR ft. Worldbuilding Notes
https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrwn.png
https://i.stack.imgur.com/iertA.png
https://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/kepl...