Earth’s atmosphere is crucial to the existence of life on this planet. The atmosphere both holds all of the oxygen we breathe and protects us from harmful high energy radiation from space. Without it, life on Earth might have never arisen. With this in mind, it is reasonable to wonder if planets beyond our own…Continue Reading He I Line in Exosphere
So you found a planet, congrats. Now what? The next question on your mind might be, is it habitable? But first, what does the word habitable even mean? That in itself, is a great question with a variety of good answers. The most accurate answer might be: any planet where a human could live in…Continue Reading Exoplanets of Hydrohalite
When we think of a planet in orbit around a star, we have been conditioned to believe the path of the orbit traces out a circle. Unfortunately, this is incorrect; and even worse, science has known this to be incorrect for hundreds(!) of years. Dating back to 1609, the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler published his…Continue Reading Highly Eccentric Jovian