'Super-Earths' may be dead worlds: even in habitable zone

Find out the latest thinking about our universe.
Post Reply
Doum
A personalized rank.
Posts: 525
Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:38 pm

'Super-Earths' may be dead worlds: even in habitable zone

Post by Doum » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:12 pm

Now a team of scientists have looked at how these worlds form and suggest that many of them may be a lot less clement than was though. They find that planets that form from less massive cores can become benign habitats for life, whereas the larger objects instead end up as 'mini-Neptunes' with thick atmospheres and probably stay sterile.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 074925.htm :(

Post Reply