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| Artist's conception of the surface of Proxima Centauri b, depicted as an Earth-like planet. |
After
weeks of rumour and speculation Astronomers at the European Southern
Observatory (ESO) have finally announced that they have indeed discovered a
rocky, Earth-like planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri.
Today
on Far Future Horizons we join the astronomical community in jubilation for
this momentous discovery of the closest exoplanet that could potentially
harbour life outside our solar system.
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| Breakthrough Starshot interstellar probe Light Sail |
This
newly discovered alien planet, warmed by the light of a red dwarf star, sits
just 4.24 light-years from our solar system. This exoplanet may very well prove
to be the Astronomical discovery of the century.
