Tides on exoplanets have been voted helpful for life

Scientists from NASA came to the conclusion that the heat generated as a result of tidal phenomena on planets with eccentric orbits can contribute favorable conditions for life. The results of his study authors published in The Astrophysical Journal, and briefly with him can be found at NASA.

Astronomers have found that the planet, the inner content of which includes several layers of material of different density and structure, as a result of tidal phenomena release thermal energy, which can contribute to creating and maintaining favorable conditions for life on the outer body. Layers may include, for example, layers of the crust, mantle and core material.

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