Artistic impression of the planet Proxima b. Proxima b orbits the star Proxima Centauri, which is the nearest star to the Solar System. Proxima b lies

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Artistic impression of the planet Proxima b. Proxima b orbits the star Proxima Centauri, which is the nearest star to the Solar System. Proxima b lies within the habitable zone, so it may have liquid water on the surface. The two stars in the sky at top right are the Alpha Centauri pair.

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Size: 3550px × 5457px
Photo credit: © RICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: alpha, art, artwork, astronomy, binary, centauri, dwarf, earthlike, exoplanet, extrasolar, flare, illustration, planet, proxima, red, rocky, space, star, terrestrial, triple