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Icy, Earth-like worlds may be rare | Astronomy.com

March 11, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of simulations show few possible exoplanets with climate conditions like ours.

Caitlyn Wilhelm Rory Barnes University Of Washington University Of Bern Virtual Planetary Laboratory Planetary Science Journal

Source: astronomy.com

'Would you like little ice with your exoplanet?' For Earth-like worlds, that may be tall order

December 8, 2021

An artist’s depiction of Kepler-186f, an Earth-sized exoplanet, showing a hypothetical surface that includes partial ice coverage at the poles.NASA

Caitlyn Wilhelm Rory Barnes Russell Deitrick Rachel Mellman Institute Jpl Caltech University Of Washington

Source: miragenews.com

Earth Rare Among Exoplanets, Says Astronomers

December 8, 2021

Partial, Earth-like surface ice was present on only about 10% of hypothetical, habitable exoplanets

Caitlyn Wilhelm Rory Barnes Russell Deitrick University Of Washington Uw Department Of Astronomy Uw Virtual Planetary Laboratory

Source: infowars.com

7 rocky planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 may be made of similar stuff

January 22, 2021

Artist’s depiction of the TRAPPIST-1 star and its seven worlds.NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) The TRAPPIST-1 star system is home to the largest batch of roughly Earth-size planets ever found outside our solar system. Discovered in 2016 some 40 light-years away, these seven rocky siblings offer a glimpse at the tremendous variety of planetary systems that likely fill the universe. A study accepted by the Planetary Science Journal shows that the planets share similar densities. That could mean...

United States United Kingdom Zachary Langford Eric Agol Caroline Dorn Guggenheim Foundation