Space.com #Alien World ‘Proxima b’ Around Nearest Star Could Be Earth-Like | Video 24 August 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: A possibly rocky planet, just 1.3x more massive than Earth, has been detected in the “habitable zone” of the nearby red dwarf star Proxima Centauri. Just 4.22 light-years away, this system is the closest to our sun. from Space.com ift.tt/2biqEml Share: