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Proxima Centauri b
extrasolar planet
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habitable zone
- In habitable zone
extrasolar planet, Proxima Centauri b, and three planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, have been found that are both roughly Earth-sized and orbiting within the habitable zones of their stars. Astronomers have also used simulations of the climates of other extrasolar planets such as Kepler-452b to determine that they could…
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red dwarf stars
- In red dwarf star
Such a planet, Proxima Centauri b, was discovered in 2016 around the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri.
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