Proxima Cenaturi B? Habitable or not? Sam Trotman Hampton School

In August of 2016, Scientists and astronomers discovered an earth like planet orbiting the most nearby star to our own the sun, Proxima Centauri. This planet called Proxima Centauri B could be a potential harborer of life. Being so similar to earth in size (1.2 masses of the Earth) and close enough to Proxima Centauri that it is in its habitable zone, means scientists have come to the conclusion that life could exist here. The star Proxima Centauri B orbits, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf star