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Stellar alignment to boost hunt for closest alien planet
Jun 4th 2013, 00:12

By Mike WallSpace.comThe stars will align for planet hunters twice in the next three years, allowing them to probe the nearest star to our own solar system for Earth-size alien worlds.Proxima Centauri, which lies just 4.24 light-years from Earth, will pass in front of background stars in both October 2014 and February 2016. Astronomers should scrutinize Proxima during these two periods, looking fo...

    


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