Author: Daniel Bakken
How Solar Systems Are Formed
Being in the habitable zone is not sufficient for a planet to continuously keep liquid water on its surface.
What About the Actual Data We Have Been Acquiring About Exoplanets?
"Earthlike exoplanets" are a favorite subject of science and popular media reporting.
For Earth-like Planets, You Need the Right Galactic Environment
It could be that for an Earth-like planet to form, the metallicity of its solar and galactic neighborhood needs to be close to that of our early solar system.
We Sure Are Lucky to Have Our Moon (Among Other Things)
Along with those we’ve already discussed in this series, further parameters must be added to the list of conditions for a life-supporting planet.
Notwithstanding What Bill Nye Says, the Sun Is Not an “Unremarkable” Star
For a planet to be habitable, its star must also meet certain standards.