Earth finds a near neighbour
地球的親近鄰居

For decades, astronomers have searched the skies for planets in our galaxy similar to Earth that could harbour life. A team of European scientists has now revealed they are closer to this goal, with the discovery of a new Earth-like body orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun.
這顆被命名爲比鄰星B的行星距離太陽系僅4光年多一點，與地球的臨近程度意味著，它是搜尋外星生命的最佳星球。