Proxima Centauri b (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Proxima Centauri b

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The nearest exoplanet Proxima Centauri b is situated in a multiple star system. This is what the system might look like when seen from the planet's surface (artist's impression).

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(Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser)

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