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Today, #Solstice2023, is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For a tidally-locked exoplanet, one side always faces the star, meaning days never end. The zone between day and night is also locked in permanent twilight, seen here on Earth.
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Tidally locked planets (Earth at Twilight) - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System

For a tidally locked planet there is no day or night, only freezing darkness on one side and burning constant sunlight on the other.
Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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