01-21-2016, 10:50 PM
(01-21-2016, 07:51 PM)Stewy Wrote: Great and accurate explanation Beaker. The essential difference is the distance from the sun. All the Exo planets we've "found" have been based on observing stars that dim unexpectedly and have gravity wobbles, however this requires the planet causing the effects to be very close to their star. In many cases closer than Mercury and 10 larger than Earth or larger, thus making them uninhabitable. More recently however they believe they've found Earth size or larger planets in the "life zone" of stars, so we're getting better telescopes and better math.
Legitimately asking a question......
What if a planet that was ten times larger than earth, somewhat near the proximity of Mercury, had an atmosphere that were ten times as thick ?
Is it possible that the size and content of an atmosphere could allow a planet to closer to a star, than being in the "Goldilocks Zone" ?
