# Press Coverage of Proxima b, Earth-like planet at star next door September 01, 2016 - [ News ](/news-categories/news) - arXive Paper: - Gizmodo: "[Astronomer Avi Loeb Is Here to Talk to You About Exoplanets](http://gizmodo.com/astronomer-avi-loeb-is-here-to-talk-to-you-about-exopla-1785614951)"[ ](http:/gizmodo.com/astronomer-avi-loeb-is-here-to-talk-to-you-about-exopla-1785614951) - NY Times: “[One star over, a planet that might be another Earth](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/science/earth-planet-proxima-centauri.html)” - Associated Press: “[Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dbd8f44367a1413493aa7354c981744c/jackpot-scientists-find-earth-planet-star-next-door)” - National Geographic: “[Rocky planet found orbiting star closest to the Sun](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/earth-mass-planet-proxima-centauri-habitable-space-science/)” - New Scientist: “[Proxima b: Closest Earth-like planet discovered right next door](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130884-100-proxima-b-closest-earth-like-planet-discovered-right-next-door/)” - Science News: “[Signs of planet detected around Sun’s nearest neighbor star](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/planet-detected-nearest-neighbor-star-proxima-centauri?tgt=nr)” - CNET: “[Found in space: Planet Proxima b could be Earth’s closest cousin](http://www.cnet.com/news/proxima-b-earth-exoplanet-cousin-discovery-centauri-space-life/)” - Gizmodo: [How We'll Get Our First Big Clue About Life on *Proxima b*](http://gizmodo.com/how-well-get-our-first-big-clue-about-life-on-proxima-b-1785942106) - i24News: [Life Beyond Earth](http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/replay/the-lineup/x4qb54a): Avi Loeb breaks down the discovery and the mission to reach a new planet See also:- [ Faculty ](/announcements/faculty) - [ News Media ](/filter_by/news-media) - [ 2016 ](/news-date/2016) - [ August ](/news-date/august-2) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)