Man, the inferences made on so little information is staggering.
I’ve been there. Think “Venus”. All of our bases are underground. It’s a very good strategic location, otherwise we’d not even be there.
That close to its sun the planet is probably tidally locked and thus not rotating. If there were water on the planet (which is not known), and if it has an atmosphere (which is not known), and if solar flares have not destroy the atmosphere and water on the planet (which is not known), the frigid temperatures on the back side of the planet would have frozen out the water long ago.
But, hey, if this news story can win some more funding for France’s CNRS research institute, that’s what counts.