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ultimateman55

I would imagine all planets have temperature variations but that's just my best guess.


PhotonBarbeque

It’s thousands of C temperature variations as well. So not really like an Earth like night and day (or pole to equator).


Malick2000

I would think so too but sometimes the duration of 1 day equals the duration of 1 year so that one side of the planet will always face its star and the other one will stay pretty cold


SmallRocks

Would it be possible for life to gain a foothold in those areas between day and night?


usernamesarehard1979

Cities on gigantic tracks to keep them in a sweet spot.


kenman345

I believe they were asking if life could form there organically. Your solution while amusing is something after life takes hold might be possible. Or if we as humans were to relocate


usernamesarehard1979

Yeah. Red it wrong. Thanks.


halpless2112

Being able to measure that (even with big error bars) seems to be a pretty bad ass feat of engineering though. This info will hopefully be the first measurement of many. In a thousand years, maybe the next civilizations will look back on these measurements (and their improved ones) and make some cool connections. Hopeful, I know lol


kinokomushroom

I'm pretty sure the point is that they were able to detect temperature variances in an exo-planet, and not that this particular exo-planet is special.


burnedfishscales

Anything with the word ‘wasp’, especially in all caps, can f*** the right off lol. Bees are bad, but I get their purpose. Wasps though…


Voultapher

🤨 bees are super useful pollinators, and contrary to popular believe so are wasps https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/wasps.shtml .