Planetary Habitability Laboratory

{{short description|Virtual laboratory for potentially habitable exoplanets}}

The Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) is a research remote laboratory intended to study the habitability of the Solar System and other stellar systems, specifically, potentially habitable exoplanets.{{Cite web|title=The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo|url=http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog|access-date=2020-12-12|website=phl.upr.edu}} The PHL is managed by the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo with the collaboration of international scientists from different organizations including the SETI Institute and NASA.{{Cite web|title=NASA Astrobiology|url=https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/introducing-the-habitable-exoplanets-catalog/#:~:text=The%20PHL%20is%20a%20research,institutions%20including%20NASA%20and%20SETI.|access-date=2020-12-12|website=astrobiology.nasa.gov|language=en-EN}} The Laboratory is directed by astrobiologist Professor Abel Méndez.{{Cite web|title=A new search for extrasolar planets from the Arecibo Observatory|url=https://phys.org/news/2017-07-extrasolar-planets-arecibo-observatory.html|access-date=2020-12-12|website=phys.org|language=en}} PHL is especially known for its Habitable Exoplanets Catalog, one of the most comprehensive catalogs on exoplanetary habitability.