The Nearest Planet to Earth Outside Our Solar System

There are planets outside our solar system known as exoplanets that orbit stars beyond our own sun. Proxima Centauri b is the nearest exoplanet to Earth and potential potentially habitable exoplanet, four light years away and orbiting Proxima Centauri star system. Proxima Centauri Astronomers have discovered a planet known as Proxima Centauri b that is…

The Closest Planet to Earth Outside Our Solar System

Astronomers on a search for extraterrestrial life have located “Earth’s twin” outside our solar system – Proxima Centauri b – orbiting its nearest star. Scientists discovered the planet by tracking how its host star’s light reflects off of it; its host star lies only 11.2 days away, making this world potentially habitable. Proxima Centauri Proxima…