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Astronomy

Tidal Locking of Terrestrial Exoplanets and Resulting Day-Night Atmospheric Circulation

Quick fact

Observations of some rocky exoplanets show that their dayside can be hundreds to thousands of degrees hotter than their nightside, a signature of tidal locking and inefficient heat redistribution.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a planet where one side always faces its star, forever bathed in daylight, while the other side is locked in eternal night. Would it be possible for life to survive there?