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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Author: Jacob Haqq-Misra

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Future telescopes could search for alien farms

Posted on April 12, 2022June 25, 2025 by Jacob Haqq Misra

Simulations suggest that the light observed from a distant planet around another star might be able to show evidence of ammonia and nitrous…

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    Why is the Sun Yellow?

    Posted on May 18, 2017June 24, 2025 by Jacob Haqq Misra

    Jacob Haqq-Misra, Ravi Kopparapu, and Eric Wolf attempt to address this question in a recent paper titled "Why do we find ourselves around a…

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      Betting on finding aliens

      Posted on April 4, 2017October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

      If intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the depths of space, then should we see signs of their technology? This question has motivated…

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        Geothermal heating increases the habitability of planets orbiting red dwarfs

        Posted on October 7, 2014October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

        Small red stars, known by astronomers as “M-dwarfs”, are the most abundant type of star in the sky and are also the most long-lived of…

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          Will climate change eliminate the ice age cycle?

          Posted on August 28, 2014October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

          Long-term patterns in Earth’s climate show glacial cycles that correspond to variations in Earth’s orbital geometry and affect the…

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