RocketSTEM Issue #13 - September 2016 | Page 23

This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Proxima b orbits in the habitable zone where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Proxima b