Earth sized planet found orbiting nearby star
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Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri
We know there are planets orbiting other stars - we have been detecting them for 20 years.
Today it was announced that a planet which is Earth - sized (not necessarily Earth-like) is orbiting Proxima Centauri - one of the closest stars to our Sun - at a distance of only 4.5 Light Years.
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