Shaun sends this in from NewScientist
How many times have we all read the stories about the tidal locked planet that is broiling hot on bright side and arctic cold on the dark side? But in between the hot and cold, the dark and the light exists a "twilight zone" area where the conditions are just right to maintain life. I know I have lost count of the times I have seen this plot device used. Well it seems that some of the newest planets discovered might fit into this niche. Not only do they inhabit the "life zone" but may also possess the very perturbations that would allow life to exist.
How many times have we all read the stories about the tidal locked planet that is broiling hot on bright side and arctic cold on the dark side? But in between the hot and cold, the dark and the light exists a "twilight zone" area where the conditions are just right to maintain life. I know I have lost count of the times I have seen this plot device used. Well it seems that some of the newest planets discovered might fit into this niche. Not only do they inhabit the "life zone" but may also possess the very perturbations that would allow life to exist.
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