Open AccessClosest Ever Terrestrial Exoplanet Found, Habitability Debated
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo058083
Subject(s) - habitability , exoplanet , astrobiology , terrestrial planet , environmental science , planet , astronomy , physics
Researchers are excited about a new, potentially habitable exoplanet orbiting our closest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri.