John D. Boswell Instagram – 4.2 light years away, a red dwarf star named Proxima Centauri and its twin sister suns loom over a rocky Earth-size planet: Proxima Centauri B. This world, the closest alien planet to Earth, happens to orbit in its habitable zone, making it a tantalizing destination for future human exploration.
Stellar flares from the volatile star may shock this planet into a lifeless rock. But perhaps it has a thick enough atmosphere to protect it and hold liquid water.
The only way to know for sure is to go there ourselves.
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