The European Southern Observatory just announced the most exciting exoplanet discovery to date: An Earth-sized planet located just 4.25 light-years away in orbit around the star Proxima Centauri.

While Proxima b is estimated to receive about the same amount of heat from Proxima Centauri as Earth does ... is that it’s four and two-tenths light years away, which is about 25 trillion ...

The diameter of the Milky Way, is approximately 106,000 light years. The distance from the Sun to Proxima Centauri, our next nearest star, is approximately 4.25 light years. Barnard's Star is a ...

Last month’s announcement… Read More University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes says Proxima Centauri b is the biggest discovery in 20 years for planet hunters like himself, but it could ...

Propelled to a fifth the speed of light by a laser beam more powerful than a million suns, tiny spacecraft envisioned by the Breakthrough Starshot initiative are depicted around Proxima Centauri b ...

And tantalizingly, what they found suggests that our solar system may already be flooded with visitors from the star system, which is about 4.25 light ... Earth called Proxima Centauri b, with ...

Don't Miss: Amazon Big Spring Sale: 15% off iPhones, free music streaming, $75 smart TV, $120 Fitbit Charge 6, more Proxima-b is a planet orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri. Proxima ...