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Potential Super-Earth Found Orbiting The Nearest Star From Our Sun
Video Credit: WJZ Baltimore
Published on January 17, 2020 - Duration: 00:28s
Potential Super-Earth Found Orbiting The Nearest Star From Our Sun
In 2016, astronomers found a potentially habitable planet called Proxima b around the star Proxima Centauri, which is only 4.2 light-years from Earth.
Now, researchers have traced a second signal they believe belongs to a super-Earth orbiting the same star, increasing the intrigue of this neighboring planetary system and its potential.