proxima centauri
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Astronomers Spot Third Possible Planet Orbiting Nearest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny star located a mere 4.25 light-years from Earth, may host a third planet, according to new research.
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Unusually Massive Flare From Nearby Star a Bad Sign for Alien Life
Proxima Centauri — the nearest star to our own — has produced one of the most powerful flares on record. The observation is potential evidence that red dwarfs, though plentiful, are inhospitable to life.
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Astronomers See Glimmers Of A Second World Circling The Nearest Star To The Sun
A team of astronomers shocked the world back in 2016 when they revealed evidence of an Earth-sized exoplanet in the habitable zone of our nearest stellar neighbour, a star called Proxima Centauri. Scientists are hunting for a second planet in this system—and maybe, maybe, they’ve found something.
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Our Nearest Neighbouring Star Might Have Been Stolen From Somewhere Else
Less than five light years away sit three stars orbiting each other. You probably remember that one of them, Proxima Centauri, has a planet orbiting in its habitable zone — which got us really excited about the possibility of life. But what if that star was stolen?