The ALMA Observatory in Chile has detected dust around the closest star to the Solar System, Proxima Centauri. These new observations reveal the glow coming from cold dust in a region between one to ...
Astronomers have identified Proxima Centauri b, a rocky planet just over four light-years away, as the closest potentially ...
A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar ...
The closest star to Earth, Proxima Centauri (PC), is still about 8000 times further away from us than Pluto. Propelling a probe to PC will require a much higher cruising speed than we can currently ...
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 ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What if our planet becomes unlivable and our future selves decide to take to the stars in the ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Imagine stepping outside on a clear day and looking up at the sun. However, that isn't our sun; ...
What can star variability—changes in a star's brightness over time—teach astronomers about exoplanet habitability? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal ...