There’s a tantalizing sign of a habitable-zone planet in Alpha Centauri

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From TechnologyReview.com:
"An international team of astronomers has found signs that a habitable planet may be lurking in Alpha Centauri, a binary star system a mere 4.37 light-years away. It could be one of the closest habitable planet prospects to date, although it’s probably not much like Earth if it exists."

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/0 ... -centauri/

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[Makuser]

Hi Stephen. Thanks for this interesting link. Whether the life, in any, may just be microbial or not is still amazing being this close to us. Thanks for finding and sharing this link with us on here Stephen, and the very best of regards.

[murphcc1]

and it will only take about MILLION years to get there...........

[Bigzmey]

Reading a fine print, it is not Earth-like, but more Neptune-like.

[notFritzArgelander]

Reading a fine print, it is not Earth-like, but more Neptune-like.

Another nit to pick is that "chronograph" is not the word for the the instrument which is a "coronagraph".

[Bigzmey]

Reading a fine print, it is not Earth-like, but more Neptune-like.

Another nit to pick is that "chronograph" is not the word for the the instrument which is a "coronagraph".

That would be great if you can do this type of measurements with your wristwatch.