New study finds the nearest exoplanet to Earth could have wild weather - Inverse


8/20/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Kiona Smith

Tidally-locked exoplanets around red dwarf stars probably have brisk winds and permanent stormy spots. Could the Webb Space Telescope tell us more?

Planets like Proxima Centauri b experience tides hundreds of times stronger than ones that move Earths oceans twice a day. The force of those tides also tugs on the planets atmosphere, but a recent … [+6277 chars]

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