Cullen Blake, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, describes the discovery of Proxima Centauri b by a team led by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escudé of Queen Mary University in London. This Earth-like planet is right in our own backyard, orbiting one of the closest stars to our Sun. Blake hopes that with the help of a new generation of telescopes, we will be able to learn amazing things about our new neighbor."
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