This artist’s 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.
Avrupa Güney Gözlemevi’nin Şili, La Silla’daki 3.6 metrelik teleskopunu kullanan bir gökbilimci ekibine göre, en yakın komşu yıldızımızın yörüngesinde yeni keşfedilen, kabaca Dünya büyüklüğünde bir gezegen yaşanabilir olabilir.
