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Press Coverage of Proxima b, Earth-like planet at star next door

September 01, 2016
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  • arXive Paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.07345v1.pdf
  • Gizmodo: "Astronomer Avi Loeb Is Here to Talk to You About Exoplanets"
  • NY Times: “One star over, a planet that might be another Earth”
  • Associated Press: “Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door”
  • National Geographic: “Rocky planet found orbiting star closest to the Sun”
  • New Scientist: “Proxima b: Closest Earth-like planet discovered right next door”
  • Science News: “Signs of planet detected around Sun’s nearest neighbor star”
  • CNET: “Found in space: Planet Proxima b could be Earth’s closest cousin”
  • Gizmodo: How We'll Get Our First Big Clue About Life on Proxima b
  • i24News: Life Beyond Earth: Avi Loeb breaks down the discovery and the mission to reach a new planet
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