“Mirage Earth” Exoplanets Can Trick Us Into Believing They’re Habitable
Desert mirages are optical illusions that make thirsty travelers think they’re seeing water. And now, a new study tell us, there are entire planets that might appear to be Earth-like when, in fact, their water and atmospheres burned away while they were still forming. The research, which is being published in the journal Astrobiology, focuses…
