They've Found A Planet Orbiting Proxima Centauri, Our Closest Neighbor Says By Scientists

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a new planet, the closest one ever detected outside our solar system.

It is a small rocky planet not unlike our own orbiting the sun's closest stellar neighbor.

Now a study published wednesday in the journal nature provides the best evidence yet for a tantalizingly close target on which to seek alien life.

it's so inspiring it's our closest start,"lisa kaltenegger a cornell astronomer who wasn't involved in the new study told the washington post.

A planet next door how much inspiring can it get?

Located about 4.25 light years from the sun,proxima is less famous that the alpha centauri binary start system it hangs around with.

At around 25 trillion miles away a trip to proxima b would be more than 8,000 times as long.

At least one well funded group is trying to develop the technology needed to propel a tiny probe into the centauri system,but don't hold your breath.