Proxima Centauri b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system that is thought to be within the habitable zone of its star.

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When NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, its mission was clear: to explore the stars and uncover distant ...

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Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, but does that mean they could host life? The search for alien biology is just beginning.