The Proxima Centauri exoplanet, unlike Earth, is tidally locked to its parent star, always showing it the same face. (Like our Moon!)
Most accurate to say that Proxima b is *likely* to be tidally locked to its parent star. Why is this?
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Tidal forces increase greatly as distance decreases. Proxima b is very close to its parent, so tidal forces on it are very strong.
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So little knowledge yet to state anything not speculative about exoplanets, except they are exciting cosmic facts, or are they?
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what kind of information could the
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If it turns out to be a good target for JWST, we could look at its atmosphere to determine its composition.
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I watched a video about "red dwarfs" in KURZGESAGT channel,it says it may harbor life despite being tidally locked to its star
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. . . using earth as a model, and assuming loads about Proxima Centauri b
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