Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri
author: Ron Miller/Novapix
reference: a-exo99-30503
Image Size 300 DPI: 30 * 13 cm
This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.