Early Earth absorbed more sunlight -- no extreme greenhouse needed to keep water wet

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 14:07 in Astronomy & Space

Four billion years ago, our then stripling sun radiated only 70 to 75 percent as much energy as it does today. Other things on Earth being equal, with so little energy reaching the planet's surface,...

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