greenhouse effect
It Doesn't Take Much to Get a Runaway Greenhouse Effect
During the 1960s, the first robotic explorers began making flybys of Venus, including the Soviet Venera 1 and the Mariner…
Did Jupiter Push Venus Into a Runaway Greenhouse?
Venus has been garnering a lot of attention lately, though primarily in the scientific community as the last Hollywood movie…
Blankets of Silica Aerogel Could Make Parts of Mars Habitable
The idea of somehow terra-forming Mars to make it more habitable is a visionary, sci-fi dream. But though global terra-forming…
Theory proposes that Venus could have been habitable, but a large ocean slowed down its rotation, killing it
A new study supported by NASA has revealed that an ancient ocean on Venus might have been what slowed down…
Uh oh, Mars Doesn’t Have Enough Carbon Dioxide to be Terraformed
According to a new NASA-supported study, Mars does not have enough carbon dioxide to undergo the terraforming process
What Causes Air Pollution?
Air pollution is a major issue facing us Earthlings, and knowing its causes (both natural and man-made) is a key…
How Do We Terraform Venus?
Given its similarities to Earth, there are many who believe we should terraform Venus, making it live up to its…
Why Is Venus So Horrible?
Venus really sucks. It's as hot as an oven with a dense, poisonous atmosphere. But how did it get that…
Warm, Flowing Water on Mars Was Episodic, Study Suggests
Though the surface of Mars is a dry, dessicated and bitterly cold place today, it is strongly believed that the planet once…
Carbon Impacts Planetary Atmospheric Formation
It might be common, but carbon could have a huge impact in the formation and evolution of a planet's atmosphere.…