Young Solar Analogue project

Four billion years ago, the Earth, at the dawn of life, would have seemed like an alien planet around a violent star. What did this mean for the development of life? Dr. Richard Gray, professor of astronomy at Appalachian State University, is piecing it together with the “Young Solar Analogues” project.

Four billion years ago, the Earth, at the dawn of life, would have seemed like an alien planet around a violent star. What did this mean for the development of life? Dr. Richard Gray, professor of astronomy at Appalachian State University, is piecing it together with the “Young Solar Analogues” project.