Hydrogen volcanoes might boost planets’ potential for life
Repeated eruptions could warm otherwise icy worlds
![exoplanet illustration](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/022817_AY_hydrogen-volcanoes_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
WARMING UP Hydrogen-spewing volcanoes may warm worlds chilled by the distance from their star (one illustrated above), enhancing planets’ ability to support life, a new study suggests.
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