<ul><li>The concept of the Habitable Zone is being reconsidered as it is seen as too restrictive for the possibility of life outside Earth.</li><li>Hycean worlds and tidally-locked planets around red dwarf stars may have the right conditions to support life, challenging our previous assumptions.</li><li>Dead stars like white dwarves and neutron stars, as well as molecular clouds, could also provide potential habitats for life.</li><li>Research should focus on expanding our understanding of where and how life can exist, rather than exclusively searching for life similar to our own.</li></ul>

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