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Earth's nearest exoplanet neighbor, orbiting our closest star at uncomfortably close range.
means A terrestrial planet roughly Earth-sized, orbiting Proxima Centauri just 4.24 light-years away—the closest known exoplanet to our solar system.
from Discovered in 2016 by European Southern Observatory astronomers using radial velocity data. Named after Proxima Centauri, the red dwarf it circles, itself named for being our solar system's nearest stellar neighbor, identified in 1915. Proxima means closest in Latin.
orbital period11.186 Earth days—one year is basically a sprint
habitable zone quirkLikely tidally locked, one side always faces its star
radiation environmentBathed in stellar flares from temperamental red dwarf host
discovery methodDetected via star's wobble, not direct observation