00:00When planets are too close to the star they orbit, something absolutely life-ending happens.
00:09The star siphons all of the planet's resources away from it, including all of its water.
00:14But now experts at the University of Cambridge in the UK say, maybe planets might have a
00:18way of preventing that from happening.
00:19They've now outlined a way in which planets might still harbor life, even if they're
00:23too close to a star, by hiding all of their water underground.
00:26It's not an absolutely outlandish idea by any stretch.
00:29After all, Earth has billions of gallons of water hidden under the surface in aquifers.
00:34But this will add a more complicated method of searching for planets with possible life,
00:38as underground water will no doubt be more difficult to detect.
00:41With the researchers writing, quote, the model gives us an upper limit on how much water
00:44a planet could carry at depth based on these minerals and their ability to take water into
00:48their structure.
00:49This would give us a lot of insight not only into our own planet's birth and eventual
00:53demise, but also answer a lot of questions we have about Venus.
00:56Venus is a lot like Earth.
00:57It just happens to have been born too close to the sun.
01:00But if this new model is true, it could mean Venus had a wild and possibly wet history.
01:04With the researchers adding, quote, if that happened, Venus must have found a way to cool
01:08itself and regain surface water after being born around a fiery sun.
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