Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

New lab experiments suggest that water may not be a rare visitor delivered by chance but rather a fundamental ingredient woven into the process of planetary birth.

Planets Can Make Their Own Water: New Study Reveals How Worlds Naturally Create Life-Supporting Water During Formation

Washington, D.C.: Water — the key ingredient for life — may not have only arrived on planets through comets or asteroids, as long believed. According to a new study published in Nature on October 30, scientists now suggest that planets can generate their own water internally during their formation. In a series of cutting-edge laboratory experiments, researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science, led by Anat Shahar, simulated the extreme he…

Planets Could Create Their Own Water While Forming, Expanding Possibilities for Habitable Worlds

Lab experiments show planets can generate water during formation, not just via comets. This suggests habitable conditions may be widespread in the galaxy, expanding possibilities for life-friendly exoplanets.

Experiments Reveal Extreme Water Generation During Planet Formation - Astrobiology

The most abundant type of planet discovered in the Galaxy has no analogue in our Solar System and is believed to consist of a rocky interior with an overlying thick H2 dominated envelope. Models have predicted that the reaction between the atmospheric hydrogen and the underlying magma ocean can lead to the production of significant […] The post Experiments Reveal Extreme Water Generation During Planet Formation appeared first on Astrobiology.