planets
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We think that very early in the solar system's history, when the terrestrial planets formed, they were extremely hot due to the energy from all of the planetesimal collisions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Despite how inhospitable they are for life, we're also interested in studying these kinds of planets because we think early Earth might have looked a lot like a lava world.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
This is interesting because we're trying to understand the temperature transition between planets with and without atmospheres.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
It appears that most of those terrestrial planets don't -- they're just bare rock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
In order to understand the movements of the planets, Kepler thought about ferrymen trying to row across a fast-flowing river.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
