Another Earth might be near, a mere 25 trillion miles away :
It is called Proxima b.. it is a little over 4 light years away..
And it could harbor life. Or at least running water..
Scientists say this is one of the best places to have one of the best chances where life can be substained..
One astronomer likened it to a flashing neon sign.
“I’m the nearest star, and I have a potentially habitable planet!” said R. Paul Butler, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the team that made the discovery.
This is exciting news.. should be top story status. While it’s not, the eventual outcome could very well be–the future when life on another planet is announced with surity..
At this point, it is being called ‘pure speculation’ that life could actually exist here..
The press release from the European Space Agency, however, is exciting with its implications and slightly scary with the ramifications that if life is there, it could be life we don’t want to meet.
