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http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/24/health/proxima-b-centauri-rocky-planet-habitable-zone-neighbor-star/index.html

Time to saddle up Robinson Family! Leave Dr. Smith on Earth though.

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Closest potentially habitable planet to our solar system found

In a discovery that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, according to a new study. It is the closest exoplanet to us in the universe.

Given the fact that Proxima b is within the habitable zone of its star, meaning liquid water could exist on the surface, it may also be the closest possible home for life outside of our solar system, the researchers said. Because of its location, the researchers hope that it provides an opportunity to "attempt further characterization via ongoing searches by direct imaging and high-resolution spectroscopy in the next decades, and possibly robotic exploration in the coming centuries."

Proxima Centauri coexists with a binary star in Alpha Centauri, a well-studied star system that serves as a neighbor to our sun.

 

[CarlSpackler]

Does it have golf courses?

[Papa Steve 55]

So the younger guy on the original is a science teacher in nearby, (for me), Middleborough MA. I think it was high school.

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12 hours ago, Papa Steve 55 said:

So the younger guy on the original is a science teacher in nearby, (for me), Middleborough MA. I think it was high school.

Mark Goddard is from my hometown. I was friends with his niece in High School. I met him a couple of times. Nice guy too.