‘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 […]

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