An international team of scientists found the planet moving around the star called "Proxima Centauri".

一个国际科学家团队发现这颗行星围绕着被称为“比邻星”的恒星运行。

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SPACE/ALPHA CENTAURI SYSTEM, 2103 AD.

太空/半马人座阿尔法星系内 公元2103年

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The next-closest known star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri, located 4.2 light years away.

距太阳第二近的恒星是比邻星，距离为4.2光年。

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Alpha Centauri, our nearest stellar neighbor, is four light years away.

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The new planet around Alpha Centauri B matches Earth only in terms of its mass - making it among the smallest exoplanets we know of.

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And it would also give us insight into what would be needed to think about even sending a probe to Alpha Centauri some 4.37 light years distant.

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