How Many Planets Orbit Our Nearest Neighboring Star?
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NIRPS, a groundbreaking near-infrared instrument, is revolutionizing the search for Earth-like planets around nearby red dwarf stars by detecting tiny gravitational tugs with unprecedented precision. Recent observations confirmed two planets orbiting our nearest stellar neighbor Proxima Centauri while disproving a third, demonstrating NIRPS' ability to detect velocity changes as subtle as walking speed and paving the way for future telescopes to examine these worlds for potential biosignatures.
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