Could Proxima Centauri b Really Be Habitable

Could Proxima Centauri b Really Be Habitable Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 31, 2016 - The world's attention is now on Proxima Centauri b, a possibly Earth-like planet orbiting the closest star, 4.22 light-years away. The planet's orbit is just right to allow liquid water on its surface, needed for life. But could it in fact be habitable? If life is possible there, the planet evolved very different than Earth, say researchers at the University of Washington-based Virtual Pla ... more

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