Sentences with phrase «key planetary life»

Astronomers may not be able to see the planet in question, but the resulting star dimming allows them to determine such key planetary life factors as illumination level and temperature.

It is possible that climate change will cause major and widespread disruptions to key planetary life - support services.

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Professor Ray Burgess, co-author and also from The University of Manchester, added: «The new simplified model we have developed is a big step forward in understanding how key ingredients essential for life were brought to our planet, including water that probably helped distribute the halogens between the planetary interior and surface.»

But at the same time, they had a long - term beneficial effect in stabilizing surface temperatures and delivering key elements for life as we know it,» said Dr. Simone Marchi, a senior research scientist at SwRI's Planetary Science Directorate in Boulder, Colo..