The Climates of Other Worlds: Searching for the Next Habitable Planet ▸ by Aomawa Shields

The discovery of numerous relatively close planets orbiting low-mass stars signals a major planetary population that may be the primary environment explored in the search for life beyond the Solar System. Many factors can affect planetary climate and habitability, and their effects must be understood to accurately determine a planet’s habitability potential. While three dimensional global climate models have long been used to predict climate and weather patterns on the Earth, a growing community of researchers has begun to apply these models to extrasolar planets.

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May 15, 2019

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