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The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable'
Running a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) computer model at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS), researchers have found that Proxima Centauri b can sustain enormous areas of liquid water on its surface, potentially raising its prospects for harboring living organisms.
