Why Did It Take So Long to Find Proxima b?

Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 07:01 in Astronomy & Space

The newfound, possibly Earth-like planet Proxima b lies just 4.2 light-years away. So why did it take astronomers so long to discover it?

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