Another fun pic from National Geographic showing what alien life might look like on a planet orbiting a red dwarf star. A red dwarf star is smaller and less hot than our sun, so if a planet wanted enough heat to support life, it would have to orbit very close to this star. It would essentially get “locked” in a tight orbit, and would have a sunny side permanently facing the star, and a dark freezing side that was never exposed to sunlight. brrr.com/freezing
Once again, National Geographic, I’m always appreciative of the marriage between art and science.
(Artists! Marry some scientists!)
