(《环球科学》第109期,《比地球更美好的家园》)过往多年,科学家一直以地球为模板,寻找太阳系外的宜居星球,但无一成功。随着研究的深入,科学家渐渐发现,以地球为模板或许是错误的做法,因为从很多方面来看,地球的宜居条件远谈不上完美,而一些和地球截然不同的系外行星,倒有可能形成更好、更稳定的生态圈,他们把目光锁定在了超级地球上…… (Universal Science 109, “Better Homestead Than Earth”) Over the years, scientists have used the Earth as a template to look for a livable planet outside the solar system, but without success. As research progresses, scientists have come to realize that using the Earth as a template may be wrong because, in many ways, the livability of the planet is far from perfect and some planets that are distinct from the Earth are inverted It is possible to create a better and more stable ecosystem, with their eyes locked on the super earth ...