‘Electric wind’ can strip Earth-like planets of oceans, atmospheres
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 11:01
in Astronomy & Space
Venus has an “electric wind” strong enough to remove the components of water from its upper atmosphere, which may have played a significant role in stripping Earth’s twin planet of its oceans, according to new results from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Venus Express mission by NASA-funded researchers. “It’s amazing, shocking,” said Glyn Collinson, a scientist […]