terrestrial planets
New Study Says Earth Avoided a “Carbon Overdose” During Formation
A new study has indicated that the depletion of carbon from Earth-forming materials may have been essential to life here…
7 years ago
New Study Claims that TRAPPIST-1 Could Also Have Gas Giants
A new study led by researchers from the Carnegie Institute of Science indicates that TRAPPIST-1 could also be orbited by…
7 years ago
How Does Mercury Compare to Earth?
Mercury and Earth are a study in contrasts, with serious differences in their orbits, atmospheres, surface temperatures, and annual/diurnal cycles.…
7 years ago
Venus-like Exoplanet 39 Light Years Distant Is Probably Baked & Sterile
A team of scientist from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics may have unlocked the secret behind the Venus-like exoplanet Gf…
8 years ago
Solar System Guide
The Universe is a very big place, and we occupy a very small corner of it. Known as the Solar…
9 years ago
How Big Do Planets Get?
Question: How Big Can Planets Get? Answer: Here in the Solar System, we have three kinds of planets: the inner…
16 years ago