Desert planets unlikely to support life
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•Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
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NASA scientists say there is a threshold of water needed to maintain a stable climate in order to survive on Earth .
Planets considered habitable are likely to need water on their surface for the classic reasons — but also for some you may not expect.
Water plays a key role in stopping a planet's temperature from fluctuating, the research team concluded.
NASA 's work suggests that no living creature would survive on Arrakis .
The sandworms trap the planet's water underground creating the "spice melange’" that enables space travel in the series.
The process of terraforming is similar to what happens when observable exoplanets lose their water.
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