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Habitability and Inhabitance

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:00:50 GMT

A new paper published today provides a new viewpoint on the habitability of planets, and its codependence on inhabitance of those same planets. The presence of life influences the habitability of a planet, through its effect on the composition of the planet's atmosphere.

Longevity of habitable conditions

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:44:45 GMT

An intriguing paper published on the ArXiv preprint server today discusses the length of time for which planets are habitable, and the implications for SETI experiments.

Life in unusual cosmic locations?

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:59:56 GMT

A paper published on the astronomy preprint server last week investigates whether life could develop and survive in globular clusters. These stellar environments are often ignored as potential cradles of civilisation, but this study shows that they could have more potential than previously thought.

Two new habitability-related papers

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:56:43 GMT

The week beginning 30th November 2015 has seen the release of two papers relating to habitability; one is concerned with exoplanet systems, while the other deals with a body much closer to home.

Stable climate with a hydrogen atmosphere?

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:08:18 GMT

Published on the arXive preprint server today is a paper looking at whether habitable conditions could be established and maintained on terrestrial planets with thick, hydrogen rich atmospheres.

Kepler's habitable planets?

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:24:27 GMT

A new paper published yesterday on the ArXiv preprint server examines the host stars of potentially habitable planets found by the Kepler space mission. The work was led by the ICH's own David Armstrong.

Water on terrestrial planets

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:12:08 GMT

An interesting new paper published today on the ArXiV preprint server discusses the amount of water needed for life to flourish on terrestrial planets.