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The second closest potentially habitable planet to Earth is not around a famous star; it is GJ 887 d, confirmed in 2026 around a quiet red dwarf 10.7 light-years away – making GJ 887 d the second-closest known habitable-zone planet after Proxima Centauri b
Space Daily·July 26, 2026·1 min read

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The most promising nearby world for life doesn't have a name you'd recognize—just a catalog designation and a star so dim it barely registers in our sky. The post The second closest potentially habitable planet to Earth is not around a famous star; it is GJ 8…
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