7 Best Of Closest Planet With Life Best Wallpaper JPG & PNG. The conjunction is an ongoing event from december 17 to 25 december 21 is just when the two planets will be the closest in the sky. A possibly earth like planet has been found within the habitable zone of humanity s closest stellar neighbor proxima centauri and astronomers think the world could potentially support life.
It is unclear if there is intelligent life in the universe but. On august 24 2016 astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky planet in the habitable zone of proxima centauri the closest star to earth not counting the sun. Proxima centauri b also called proxima b or alpha centauri cb is an exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star proxima centauri which is the closest star to the sun and part of a triple star system.
An artist s impression of the view from proxima centarui b a newly discovered earth sized planet just four light years away.
The nearest such planet was then as close as 12 light years away but see below is now estimated slightly above four light years away. On august 24 2016 astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky planet in the habitable zone of proxima centauri the closest star to earth not counting the sun. Another conjunction like this will come in 2080. Most potentially habitable exoplanets are at least hundreds of light years away but wolf 1061c is just next door.
