Proxima b: A 1.3-Earth-mass World in an 11.2-day Orbit Around Proxima Centauri

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Guillem Anglada-Escudé and the Pale Red Dot team announced Proxima b, an Earth-mass planet orbiting Proxima Centauri every 11.2 days in the habitable-zone region where liquid water could exist, but its red-dwarf host’s flares and infrared light would create a very different climate from Earth and more observations are needed to confirm it.

New Planet Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri
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New Planet Found Orbiting Proxima Centauri

The alien world is warmed by the light of Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that sits just 4.24 light-years away.