'Chaotic Earths': Some Habitable Exoplanets Could Experience Wildly Unpredictable Climates
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
New research by University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes and co-authors describes possible planetary systems where a gravitational nudge from one planet with just the right orbital configuration and tilt could have a mild to devastating effect on the orbit and climate of another, possibly habitable world.