Wednesday 24 August 2016

Confirmed: It was discovered a possible ' second Earth '

The discovery would be confirmed today by ESO , and a press conference , the Center confirmed that found a planet in comfort zone of Earth's nearest star .
At the beginning of August , astronomers of the ESO ( European Southern Observatory) , using the telescopes and other infrastructure , found clear evidence of the existence of a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to our planet Earth. This new planet was designated Next b .
ESO called thus a press conference today , which confirmed this discovery , which left everyone , especially the most fanatical , very excited . It is thus of a world identical with the mass of the earth.
According to Scientific Press Release ESO :
"This world , there is much sought after , called Proxima b, orbits its parent star, red and cold , every 11 days, having a temperature that allows the existence of liquid water on its surface . This rocky world is slightly more massive than the Earth and it is the closest exoplanet to us - also may be the closest to house life outside our solar system . The red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri is located only about 4 light-years away from the solar system , so it is the closest star to Earth other than the sun. This cold star, located in the constellation Centaurus , is too thin to be able to be seen with the naked eye , standing near the couple of very brightest stars known as Alpha Centauri AB ."
Now confirmed this important discovery , begin now many other observations in order to get as much information and data as possible . For this they will have used the most current instruments such as the European Extremely Large Telescope (E- ELT ) , belonging to the new generation of giant telescopes . 
Obviously one of the investigations , have the aim of whether this new planet discovered, may have favorable conditions , or evidence pointing to the existence of life on this planet .
Guillem Anglada , astronomer who led the team responsible for the observation of Proxima Centauri , states that:
"They are found already many exoplanets and will discover there are many more , but demand from the nearest potential similar planet to Earth and its subsequent discovery constituted in reality an experience for life for the whole team . The history and efforts of many people converged on this discovery. This result is therefore also a tribute to all of them. The search lifetime in close b is the next step ..."
Tomorrow will be published a scientific paper in the journal Nature , where this remarkable discovery will be described in more detail. 

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