article_snippet.sent: The cosmologist’s calculations are also based on the idea that there’s a minimum size needed for intelligent life, but don’t factor in an alien planet’s gravity.
article_snippet.sent: But the calculations don't take into account an alien planet’s surface gravity .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Forgan also noted that the research doesn’t take an alien planet’s surface gravity into account.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Forgan explained that planets with stronger gravity might be expected to be home to smaller life forms than those with weaker gravity, which means that the calculation is incomplete.
highlights_snippet.sent: Estimated size doesn't factor in evolution or an alien planet's gravity .