Proxima b By the Numbers: Possibly Earth-Like World at the Next Star Over

Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

An Earth-like alien planet orbiting a star known as Proxima Centauri — Earth's closest stellar neighbor — has been identified by astronomers from the European Southern Observatory. See the newfound planet by the numbers.

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