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2019: #proximab wins the #exocup, generating a surge of scientific and popular interest and funding
2023: Thermal imaging cameras determine that the planet is present
2027: ELT spectroscopy confirms that it is habitable
2030: Breakthrough foundation launches lasersail probes
2036: A fleet of femtosatellites sweeps through the Proxima system at 25% of the speed of light, swarming through a system inhabited by a peaceful, advanced civilization
2037: The terrified Proximans plan their revenge.
2045: Proximans lanuch retaliatory Von Neuman Probe
2070: Proximan robot planet-killers began dismantling our solar system
2071: Your grandchildren's last thought is "If only they had voted for a different planet!". Vote #HR8799b. Save the Earth.
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