June 22, 2020
Two Confirmed Planets at Proxima Centauri. One in the Habitable Zone!
Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, and still need to confirm thousands more. And over the coming decades, we’ll probably learn of millions of planets, orbiting stars we’ve never heard of.
That’s why it’s reassuring to know astronomers are learning a tremendous amount about the closest star system to our own, Proxima Centauri. In fact, we now know of two planets orbiting the red dwarf star, one of which is in the habitable zone.
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Christian Leichsenring · June 22, 2020
I mean, you could go surfing on Venus if you like surfing on molten lead. For as you don't tire of telling us, the temperature on the surface of Venus is high enough to melt lead ;p