How to See Proxima b (Scientific American)

October 12, 2016
How to See Proxima b (Scientific American)
This artist's impression shows the possibly Earth-like planet Proxima b orbiting its Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system. Astronomers are racing to image and study this planet for signs of habitability and life. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

 

ITC Director Avi Loeb and ITC Postdoc Laura Kreidberg (Harvard Society of Fellows Junior fellow) wrote a new paper on the detection of new planet Proxima b, a newfound small planet just four million light years away:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-see-proxima-b/