Planets with large bodies of water on their surface will have more temperate and stable climates, and such planets are the ideal places for life-as-we-know-it to arise and evolve.
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Detecting And Characterising The Magnetic Field Of Exoplanets
Magnetic fields play a crucial role in planetary evolution and habitability. While the intrinsic magnetic fields of solar system planets are relatively well understood, the magnetic properties of exoplanets remain […]
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exoatlas: Friendly Python Code For Exoplanet Populations
Planets are complicated. Understanding how they work requires connecting individual objects to the context of broader populations.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Testing Origin-of-Life Theories with the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) aims to telescopically constrain the frequency and abundance of biospheres in the solar neighborhood.
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Studying Protoplanets and Protoplanetary Disks with the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Since the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, the confirmation of nearly 6000 exoplanets to date – and their diversity – has revolutionized our knowledge of planetary […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Prebiosignatures With The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)
The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) aims to characterize habitable exoplanets in search of signs of life. However, detectable life may be rare, either because abiogenesis is intrinsically contingent and unlikely, […]
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Stellar Cartography: A Demonstration Of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons
Editor’s note: Those of you in the space community know that NASA Science is facing an immense budget cut. Dozens of missions have been cancelled and many missions that are […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Status Report
Direct High-Resolution Imaging of Earth-Like Exoplanets
We have surveyed all conventional methods proposed or conceivable for obtaining resolved images of an Earth-like exoplanet.
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On The Size Of The Mission Suite Enabled By NASA’s Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is the primary means of commanding, tracking, and receiving data from all of NASA’s deep space missions, as well as a number of deep space […]
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SETI@home: Data Analysis and Findings
SETI@home is a radio Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project that looks for technosignatures in data recorded at the Arecibo Observatory.