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Caroline Hasler

Illustration of an exoplanet in the foreground with other exoplanets and their host star in the distance
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Tidally Locked and Loaded with Questions

by Caroline Hasler 17 February 202217 February 2022

Tidally locked planets always present the same face to their host stars. What does this mean for their potential to support life?

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