Sentences with phrase «planetary habitability studies»
James Kasting is one of the pioneers of planetary habitability studies and in this book he provides an insider's view on what makes a planet habitable and how can we find planets suitable for life.
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The research team looked at some of these as examples, and studied the evolving nature of planetary habitability over astronomical and geological time.
«A magnetic field protects the atmosphere of a planet or moon, and the atmosphere protects the surface,» says study coauthor Sonia Tikoo, a planetary scientist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. Together, the two protect the potential habitability of the planet or moon, possibly those far beyond our solar system.
I study the statistical properties of extrasolar planetary systems around stars of different masses, and combine these results with numerical simulations to better understand their origins and habitability.
Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL): http://phl.upr.edu/home – Description:» PHL is a virtual laboratory dedicated to studies of the habitability of Earth, the Solar System, and extrasoHabitability Laboratory (PHL): http://phl.upr.edu/home – Description:» PHL is a virtual laboratory dedicated to studies of the habitability of Earth, the Solar System, and extrasohabitability of Earth, the Solar System, and extrasolar planets.
NExSS is a new approach to study extrasolar planets: the program's idea is to combine various studies of planetary habitability funded through existing NASA programs into a new framework — one in which the teams collaborate and have influence over the broader, longer - term research directions.
In addition to providing a new perspective into the history of Earth, the discovery is also expected to provide significant insights into the study of planetary habitability.