Is There an Alien Planet Just 4.24 Light Years Away?

this could be crazy…

Astronomers have spotted a potentially habitable planet orbiting our closest star. There have been some discussions about various exoplanets lately that have made a buzz with astronomers and space fans alike. And now they have spotted an exoplanet that may be the closest ever detected. And they did not use the hubble:

Observations made with a telescope in Chile have indeed revealed a planet about as massive as Earth that orbits Proxima Centauri, which is a cosmic walk to the corner store at just 4.24 light-years away. And if conditions are right, the planet is in an orbit that’s warm enough for liquid water to survive on its surface.

Illuminated by a pale reddish light, the world orbits the smallest star in a triple system known as Alpha Centauri, which shines in the southern constellation Centaurus. (Find out how to see Alpha Centauri and other objects in the southern sky.)

Do you think we could ever travel there or should we focus on examining it further?

With other large telescopes currently being built we could focus more resources on checking that newly discovered planet out.

Let’s find out more about this potentially inhabitable planet on page 2