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A Virtual Lifeless Earth Will Help Scientists Find Life on Exoplanets
Researchers have created a model lifeless Earth that couples the atmosphere with interior planetary processes. The model can reproduce Earth's modern habitable state without including life, showing that a planet that appears habitable isn't necessarily inhabited. The tool will be useful when and if the Habitable Worlds Observatory is launched, by helping identify false positives.
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| Authors | Evan Gough |
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- DART
- Double Asteroid Redirection Test
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- European Space Agency
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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