An artist's impression of a flare from Proxima Centauri, modeled after the loops of glowing hot gas seen in the largest solar flares. Exoplanet Proxima b is shown in the foreground. Proxima b orbits ...
At just over four light years distant, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun in the entire Universe. We know it has one planet, called Proxima b, and there's decent evidence of a second, ...
News that a NASA scientist has announced fresh progress on Proxima b has pushed our nearest known exoplanet neighbor back into the spotlight, sharpening long-running questions about whether this rocky ...
The curious minds at What If explore the possibility of an alien civilization existing on Proxima b, imagining how they might ...
ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive Invaders From Proxima B trailer alongside the poster for the crazy sci-fi comedy movie. The film is set to have its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival on ...
Proxima Centauri, a star four light-years from the sun, shoots out a violent solar flare in this artist's depiction. Credit: NSF / AUI / NSF NRAO / S. Dagnello Only a few years ago, astronomers ...
Quick. What's the closest star after the sun? If you said Alpha Centauri you're one-third correct. Alpha is actually a triple system comprised of Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A), Toliman (Alpha B) ...
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The newly discovered planet Proxima b is about to change the focus of astronomy for decades to come — and maybe longer, if it reveals signs of life. The planet, some 25 trillion miles away from our ...