#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

Goldilocks zone

or goldilocks zone

noun

a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.

RELATED CONTENT

Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.

Goldilocks: Visual Word of the Day

Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.

Origin of Goldilocks zone

after the fairy-tale character Goldilocks

Also called habitable zone.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019