Monday, 27 February 2017

Hydrogen volcanoes may increase habitability of exoplanets

Artist's concept of a possible surface of planet TRAPPIST-1f

Does TRAPPIST-1 have three potentially habitable planets or four? New research by scientists at Cornell University led by Ramses Ramirez, indicates that number four is a possibility if there are hydrogen volcanoes on it. According to the astronomers, worlds where hydrogen spews out from volcanic vents could enjoy a greenhouse effect that would warm their atmosphere enough to sustain life.

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