Damian Engenheiro 9/16/21
Chemistry 9 Current Event 1
University of Cambridge. "New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 August 2021. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210825211220.htm>.
New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life
Science Daily
The central idea of the article, “New class of habitable exoplanets represent a big step forward in the search for life,” by Science Daily, is that Scientists have discovered new types of planets that could be habitable but aren’t similar to earth. The article got straight to the point, by explaining what these planets are. According to the article, they are called “Hycean” planets which are hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres. The article also stated that astronomers have mostly looked at earth-like planets but researchers from the University of Cambridge believe that the Hycean planets are more promising. Another thing that the article said that was interesting was that the Hycean planets are different from the Earth-like planets but could still be habitable. They are said to be 2.6 times larger than earth and have atmospheric temperatures of about 200 degrees celsius. I thought that this article was very interesting because it shows that there are planets that could be habitable out there and that we could find biosignatures of life outside of our solar system in about 2 or 3 years possibly.
This impacts us because we could possibly live on a different planet one day and this just gets us one step closer. We could also end up finding life on other planets that are habitable. Some problems that could occur is that we don’t know exactly what’s out there. There could be so many factors that we don’t even know about like certain conditions on the planet or dangerous life but as our technology progresses we will continue to learn more and more about space and what’s out there.
Overall, this article was very well written. Although it could have gotten into more detail about how this affects us, it gave lots of information about the planet and what astronomers have been looking at. I would have like to know more about how we could possibly inhabit these planets, but it was very interesting to read and gave readers insight on what the future could look like.
University of Cambridge. "New class of habitable exoplanets represents a big step forward in the search for life." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 August 2021.
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Link to Damian’s blog review of original article https://bhscorechem.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-class-of-habitable-exoplanets_17.html)
I am commenting on Damian Engenheiro’s review of the article “New class of exoplanets represent a big step in the search for life.” This review does an excellent job of explaining new planets called Hycean planets that may eventually be habitable by humans, despite being very different from Earth and reaching temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius.
Three things the writer did well was he discussed three aspects of the article in detail- he explained the fact that a new type of habitable planet has been discovered that is not similar to earth and he provided an explanation of these “Hycean” planets and that we could find signs of life outside the solar system in a few years; he clearly cited specifics from the article, including stats and specific details such as the specific temperatures and size of the planets; and he explained one weakness of the article, specifically, the lack of accounting for all the other dangerous factors that could exist on these Hycean planets.
Two things the writer could have improved was that the writer could have been more detailed when explaining how to correct the weakness- he stated there could be many dangerous factors that prevent life on these Hycean planets, but he does not provide specifcs and the writer should have included two areas of improvement instead of the one he provided. A minor formatting correction is that the writer could have used the proper high school heading instead of the middle school heading.
I enjoyed reading this review. One very interesting thing I learned was that there is the possibility of a viable planet that is safe for humans to live on, even though the temperature is 200 degrees Celsius and is very different from Earth. I am very curious to see if this actually happens and we find signs of life outside our solar system in a few years.
University of Cambridge. "New class of habitable exoplanets represents a big step forward in the search for life." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 August 2021.
ReplyDeleteLink to original article .
Link to Damian’s blog review of original article https://bhscorechem.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-class-of-habitable-exoplanets_17.html)
I am commenting on Damian Engenheiro’s review of the article “New class of exoplanets represent a big step in the search for life.” This review does an excellent job of explaining new planets called Hycean planets that may eventually be habitable by humans, despite being very different from Earth and reaching temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius.
Three things the writer did well was he discussed three aspects of the article in detail- he explained the fact that a new type of habitable planet has been discovered that is not similar to earth and he provided an explanation of these “Hycean” planets and that we could find signs of life outside the solar system in a few years; he clearly cited specifics from the article, including stats and specific details such as the specific temperatures and size of the planets; and he explained one weakness of the article, specifically, the lack of accounting for all the other dangerous factors that could exist on these Hycean planets.
Two things the writer could have improved was that the writer could have been more detailed when explaining how to correct the weakness- he stated there could be many dangerous factors that prevent life on these Hycean planets, but he does not provide specifcs and the writer should have included two areas of improvement instead of the one he provided. A minor formatting correction is that the writer could have used the proper high school heading instead of the middle school heading.
I enjoyed reading this review. One very interesting thing I learned was that there is the possibility of a viable planet that is safe for humans to live on, even though the temperature is 200 degrees Celsius and is very different from Earth. I am very curious to see if this actually happens and we find signs of life outside our solar system in a few years.
University of Cambridge. "New class of habitable exoplanets represents a big step forward in the search for life." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 August 2021.
ReplyDeleteLink to original article .
Link to Damian’s blog review of original article https://bhscorechem.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-class-of-habitable-exoplanets_17.html)
I am commenting on Damian Engenheiro’s review of the article “New class of exoplanets represent a big step in the search for life.” This review does an excellent job of explaining new planets called Hycean planets that may eventually be habitable by humans, despite being very different from Earth and reaching temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius.
Three things the writer did well was he discussed three aspects of the article in detail- he explained the fact that a new type of habitable planet has been discovered that is not similar to earth and he provided an explanation of these “Hycean” planets and that we could find signs of life outside the solar system in a few years; he clearly cited specifics from the article, including stats and specific details such as the specific temperatures and size of the planets; and he explained one weakness of the article, specifically, the lack of accounting for all the other dangerous factors that could exist on these Hycean planets.
Two things the writer could have improved was that the writer could have been more detailed when explaining how to correct the weakness- he stated there could be many dangerous factors that prevent life on these Hycean planets, but he does not provide specifcs and the writer should have included two areas of improvement instead of the one he provided. A minor formatting correction is that the writer could have used the proper high school heading instead of the middle school heading.
I enjoyed reading this review. One very interesting thing I learned was that there is the possibility of a viable planet that is safe for humans to live on, even though the temperature is 200 degrees Celsius and is very different from Earth. I am very curious to see if this actually happens and we find signs of life outside our solar system in a few years.
Simon Mueller
ReplyDeleteThe University of Cambridge. "New class of habitable exoplanets represents a big step forward in the search for life." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 August 2021.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210825211220.htm
Damian’s review of the article “New class of exoplanets represent a big step in the search for life,” does a great job of explaining new planets called Hycean planets which in the future, humans may be able to live on, although it is very different from Earth in climate.
Three things that Damian and the article did well was that he explained that a new type of planet may be able for humans to live on in the future if we are lucky. He explained that these planets have a drastically different climate than earth does and that we would need to change and be able to adapt to the climate on these planets if we would ever want to civilize there. He also explained that the planets may be able to discover life forms in the future outside the solar system which could lead to new discoveries and a huge change for humanity itself. Finding a new species could advance our technology, civilization and could benefit in so many ways. He clearly cited specifics from the article and used quotes that explained his claims.
Two things that could have been done better on is that the writer could have explained with more detail when talking about the problem and how to fix it. The article said that there could be many dangerous factors that prevent life on these Hycean planets, but he does not provide detail or explain very well. Another thing that could have been done better is start with a hook to tell the reader why they might be interested in this topic of study and make the reader more interested and entertained.
All in all this article and response was very enjoyable to read and this will make me more interested in this topic because in the future, one of these planets might be where humanity lives on. I am very curious to see if these planets are safe to live on in the future, if our body can handle the change the viable planet may have and I am curious for the future of our solar system.