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Microorganisms can thrive in a 100% hydrogen atmosphere

[ad_1] Artist impression of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1d. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Some microbes can not only survive, but also replicate in an atmosphere made entirely of hydrogen. These important findings suggest that life could appear in a variety of extraplanetary environments that scientists previously discounted. Life never ceases to amaze us Billions …

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Why Venus’s atmosphere rotates much faster than the planet

[ad_1] The planet Venus has some strange characteristics, but one of its strangest characteristics is its atmosphere. Filled with clouds of sulfuric acid, its thick atmosphere hides the planet’s surface and warms it so much that, although it is further from the sun than Mercury, it is the hottest planet …

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