'Astronomers discover closest Earth-like planet'
As per a German magazine, astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our sun's nearest star Proxima Centauri, allowing it to have liquid water on its surface. Interestingly, a program, founded by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg, intends to send nanocrafts to the Alpha Centauri system, which includes the Proxima Centauri.