Professor Amri Wandel, from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has unveiled research that promises to redefine our comprehension of habitable exoplanets. In a recent study published in the Astronomical Journal, Professor […]
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Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Status Report
Extended Habitability Of Exoplanets Due To Subglacial Water
Considering subglacial liquid water, a significant extension of the classical Habitable Zone is obtained. Elaborating on the model of Wandel (2023) it is shown how an atmosphere and liquid water […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Earth’s Glaciers In Greenland Are Teeming With Microorganisms
There are no plants, and only very few animals: people rarely come here. The large glaciers in Greenland have long been perceived as ice deserts. Gigantic ice sheets where conditions […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Habitable Zones, Plant Biology
Taking the Shine Off Glaciers
The first ecological study of an entire glacier has found that microbes drastically reduce surface reflectivity and have a non-negligible impact on the amount of sunlight that is reflected into […]