#Exoplanets

New Earth-Like Exoplanet Could Be Discovery of the Century – Gizmodo

August 24, 2016 | Posted in Noted & Quoted, Science | Tagged with: , | No Comments ↓

In what’s being hailed as one of the biggest astronomical discoveries of the century, scientists with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) today confirmed the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri—our nearest neighboring star. Details…

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Caleb A Scharf: Proxima Centauri Just Became Our Gateway to the Cosmos – Scientific American Blog Network

August 24, 2016 | Posted in Noted & Quoted, Science | Tagged with: , , | No Comments ↓

Personally I think that this could (and should) mark a turning point in our cosmic outlook. Shifting our view of the universe won’t happen overnight, and taking action on that new perspective may take even longer. But it’s got to…

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