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August 24, 2016 06:26 pm GMT

Astronomers have found the closest exoplanet to Earth

This artists impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.For the first time, astronomers have discovereda planet orbitingour sun’s nearest neighbor.The newly identified exoplanet(a planet outside our solar system) is officially the closest known exoplanet to Earth, located at a distance of 4.25 light-years away.They’re calling it Proxima b, and it orbits around our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, every… Read More

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