20 November 2019
Insects on Mars, fungi on Venus. Evidence is presented for life on our neighbouring planets
... of 465°C, the incredibly hostile environment of Earth's "twin" planet meant that the descent lander of Venera 13 lasted just 127 ... – says that despite Venus' hostile conditions, the planet might still provide a habitable environment for a variety ...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
...impact with Jupiter The question of whether Jovian planets shield habitable planets from impacts is an important question because ... shield. In regard to simulations where the Jovian planets had aquired masses significantly smaller than what they have ...
03 August 2018
Plate tectonics not needed for life, but UV light is
...say that plate tectonics – the driving force that shapes our planet and a feature long assumed to be a requirement for ...this study is that the initial composition or size of a planet is important in setting the trajectory for habitability," Smye said....
10 September 2018
IAU wrong about Pluto's planetary status say scientists
... take that literally, then there are no planets, because no planet clears its orbit." Co-author of the study...fallacious to apply the same reasoning to Pluto.” So how should a planet be defined then? It should be based on its intrinsic properties, ...
16 April 2021
Five double star systems potentially suitable for life identified by researchers
...team of researchers who have developed a new mathematical framework to account for all of the dynamical variables circumbinary planets have to face. In their research, the team build on previous research to predict the existence, location, and extent...
23 June 2021
Exoplanets with Earth-like biospheres may be rare
...exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought. We need... are pretty slim. And, as far as we know it, a planet also needs to be placed in a sweet spot known as the habitable...
