Comparative Planetology
Comparative Planetology Science covering terrestrial planet & diverse worlds and their origin and evolution. Know about why is comparative planetology useful, comparative planetology astronomy and finding differences in planets in our solar system and beyond.
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Jan 31, 2020New astronomy research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) suggests giant planets could form around small stars much faster than previously thought. As published in today’s Astronomy and Astrophysics journal, Dr. Anthony Mercer and Dr. Dimitris Stamatellos’ new planet formation research challenges our understanding
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Jan 30, 2020NESSI was built to examine the atmospheres of planets that orbit stars beyond our Sun, or exoplanets, providing new insights into what these worlds are like.
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Jan 21, 2020New study finds surface waters on early Mars may have been habitable for microbial life
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Jan 10, 2020NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface.
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Jan 9, 2020NASA's TESS mission finds first circumbinary planet, a world orbiting two stars.
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Jan 8, 2020Scientists have developed a new method for detecting oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres that may accelerate the search for life.
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Dec 12, 2019Venus could tell us something vitally important about our planet: what happened to the superheated climate of our planetary twin, and what does it mean for life on Earth?
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Dec 11, 2019Given that water is a key ingredient to our notion of habitability on Earth, it is important to know how much water can be found in planetary systems beyond our own,
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Dec 5, 2019A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
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Dec 2, 2019Earth’s breathable atmosphere is key for life, and a new study suggests that the first burst of oxygen was added by a spate of volcanic eruptions brought about by tectonics.