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The hunt for habitable exoplanets, and how a warming world could intensify urban air pollution
Jun 20, 2024
Scientists are hunting for habitable exoplanets, worried about detecting atmospheres on turbulent stars. Urban air pollution in Los Angeles worsens due to volatile organic compounds from plants during hot days.
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- Research expands to habitable exoplanets with varied atmospheres and water worlds like TRAPPIST-1 system.
- Los Angeles air pollution worsens on hot days due to natural VOCs, highlighting the need for emission regulations.
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Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets Expands
Research on habitable exoplanets has progressed beyond Earth-like rocky planets to include those with thicker atmospheres or submerged in water, like the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Living on these planets would be surreal due to perpetual sunsets and close proximity to neighboring large planets.
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