Our nearest star, Proxima Centauri, has an Earth-like planet in its habitable zone

By Marcus Strom
Updated August 29 2016 - 12:08am, first published August 25 2016 - 3:00am
An artist's impression of the surface of planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. Photo: ESO/Kornmesser
An artist's impression of the surface of planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. Photo: ESO/Kornmesser
An artist's impression shows the planet Proxima b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth. Photo: ESO/Kornmesser
An artist's impression shows the planet Proxima b, which is 1.3 times the mass of Earth. Photo: ESO/Kornmesser

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