Ancient Earth as a model for studying hazy exoplanets
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 20:02
in Astronomy & Space
For astronomers trying to understand which distant planets might have habitable conditions, the role of atmospheric haze has been hazy. To help sort it out, a team of researchers has been looking to Earth - specifically Earth during the Archean era, an epic 1-1/2-billion-year period early in our planet's history.