05 October 2020
A dozen "superhabitable" planets better than Earth identified in new study
... also have a stronger gravity to retain an atmosphere over a longer time period. A larger planetary mass would also indicate a larger amount of interior heating through radioactive decay, leaving it habitable for longer. Plate tectonics and a large...
19 October 2020
Astronomers identify a true water-world that could have an ocean over 100 kms deep
... or more astronomical objects (such as moons or planets) trapped in gravitationally stable regions. Lillo-Box and colleagues research indicated that although there was no evidence for co-orbital worlds around LHS1140b, there were signs of one around...
12 February 2021
Water vapour spotted escaping from Mars' atmosphere
... are of particular interest to scientists as they are possible indicators of volcanic activity. However the HCl found by Korablev and...was detected in different locations at the same time indicating that volcanoes were not behind the source. Instead...
08 October 2021
Images confirm "once and for all" Jezero crater was an ancient Martian lake
... spectroscopic observations from space have also detected minerals that indicate a past watery environment, what was needed was eyes...seeing its distinctive layering, the team suggest this indicates delta growth into a lake system with fluctuating lake...
