High Potential for Life Circling Alpha Centauri B, our Nearest Neighbor

High Potential for Life Circling Alpha Centauri B, our Nearest Neighbor
http://www.universetoday.com/108865/...rest-neighbor/

"While exoplanets make the news on an almost daily basis, one of the
biggest announcements occurred in 2012 when astronomers claimed the
discovery of an Earth-like planet circling our nearest neighbor, Alpha
Centauri B, a mere 4.3 light-years away. That’s almost close enough to
touch.

Of course such a discovery has led to a heated debate over the last
three years. While most astronomers remain skeptical of this planet’s
presence and astronomers continue to study this system, computer
simulations from 2008 actually showed the possibility of 11 Earth-like
planets in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri B."