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A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life
A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Back when the sun was 30% dimmer, Earth should have frozen solid. Yet water flowed and life blossomed. The solution to the paradox shows that we might have that faint sun to owe for life’s existence — with critical consequences for the possibility of life outside Earth. The post A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Released:
Mar 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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