Ameobas are interesting. You don't realize that groups of people have specialists. I am not interested at all in a new species of slug in borneo, but some people are passionate about it. Some individuals in that society may have a keen interest in new sapient civlizations.
Good idea, haven't...
Oh okay, usually when people say tidally locked I assume a planet around a red dwarf or very close to the star or other object. I am not sure, i would think tidal forces from the moon would disrupt tidal locking in small amounts. That last It would be interesting to see what the experts on the...
I would think any moon would be unstable that close to a star. None of the (tidally locked) moons in our system have a moon.
I think there would be significant atmospheric circulation, so perhaps the atmosphere would transfer heat.
Question for others: Would outgassing be enough to...
Several Speculative Scenarios
There are no active civilizations within a few tens of thousands of light years. Active being functional and broadcasting for at least a hundred thousand years time. [radius of the galaxy]
There are no civilizations active within a hundred thousand years in time...