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Artist rendering of the PLATO mission: European Space Agency

Slow spin could explain why planets become hellish

Hundreds of Venus-like planets could soon help determine why some worlds become sweltering greenhouse hellscapes while others remain capable of supporting life. But before answering that question, scientists first need to know how fast those planets are spinning. The speed of a planet’s rotation helps determine how energy from a star, like the sun, moves...
By Jules Bernstein |
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