Tag: exoplanets

Exoplanets of Hydrohalite

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

Highly Eccentric Jovian

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