ESO Announcement To Address Reports Of Proxima Centauri Exoplanet

For years, exoplanet hunters have been busy searching for planets that are similar to Earth. And when earlier this month, an unnamed source indicated that the European Southern Observatory (ESO) had done just that - i.e. spotted a terrestrial planet orbiting within the star's habitable zone - the response was predictably intense. The unnamed source also indicated that the ESO would be confirming this news by the end of August. At the time, the ESO offered no comment. But this morning, the ESO br...