A rare celestial occurrence predicted to take place in May 2028 can help mankind in the search for aliens, according to recent reports. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has reportedly predicted a rare gravitational lensing event during which we can get a closer look at Earth-like planets that orbit stars nearest to our solar system.
The prediction, which came soon after the discovery of Earth-like planet Proxima B, is based on the trajectories of Alpha Centauri A and B. Both are actually a fast-moving pair of stars in our nearest neighboring star system. Incidentally, astronomers have predicted the movement of stars for the next 34 years using both new and archive data.
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