Exoplanets can swiftly transition from habitable conditions to extreme environments due to various factors like atmospheric changes, stellar activity, and orbital alterations. The delicate balance in a planet’s conditions—such as temperature, atmospheric composition, and distance from its star—can rapidly shift, turning a potentially habitable world into an uninhabitable one. External influences like increased solar radiation, atmospheric loss, or shifts in a planet’s axial tilt can drastically alter its climate, causing a swift transformation from habitability to hostile conditions.
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