Goldylocks zone planet (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Friday, October 01, 2010, 20:16 (4958 days ago) @ David Turell

"By determining the orbit of this planet, we can deduce that its surface temperature is similar to that of Earth," said Haghighipour. This means that at least some of any water on the surface of the planet and in its atmosphere will be in liquid form rather than ice or vapor. The discovery of liquid water in space is an important step in the search for extraterrestrial life.-
Actually, I am not even sure about this statement. If the planet has one face always to the sun, and one always away from the sun, it stands to reason that one side could possibly be perpetual vapor without condensation and the other perpetually frozen without thaw. It is possible, however slightly, that at the boundary area between night side and day side there could be an extremely limited amount of water in liquid form. However, this is a much more level headed response than the one you previously linked. Thanks for sharing.