Proxima b
There Might Be a Second Super-Earth Orbiting the Star Closest to Our Sun
Scientists traced another super-Earth around the Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star only 4.2 light-years away.
Aliens Might Notice Us if We Shot a Giant Laser at Them, Study Says
Two emerging technologies could be combined to produce a powerful infrared signal that could be spotted from distant planets, according to research in The Astrophysical Journal.
Proxima B May Not Be Such a Great Second Home For Humanity After All
Unless you like radiation blasts to the face.
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Scientists Want You to Help Them Find Nearby Alien Planets Please
The Red Dots Campaign will target Ross 154, Barnard’s Star, and Proxima Centauri, three red dwarfs within ten light years of our solar system.
Simulations Predict a Hemisphere-Wide Thunderstorm on Proxima B
Simulations suggest that the closest Earth-like exoplanet would be habitable under a far greater range of orbital and atmospheric conditions than previously assumed.
Massive Telescope Will Be Upgraded to Study the Nearest Exoplanets to Earth
Proxima b is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system. Now the Very Large Telescope will look for its neighbors.
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Earth is Basically Trash But Here’s Another Planet We Could Move To
Proxima b is the closest Earth-like planet ever discovered, a chill 4.2 light years from our rapidly warming planet.
The Sun’s Closest Neighbor Has Its Own Earth-Sized World
“The search for life on Proxima b comes next.”