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This illustration shows a Hycean planet orbiting a dim red dwarf. New research shows how tidal heating can affect the habitable zones of these hypothetical planets. Credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, J ...

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Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American. He is the author of a critically ...