Proxima Centauri b
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![Artist's rendering of a flaring red-dwarf star. Our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, often erupts in large and powerful flares, a new study shows. Image credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/S. Wiessinger](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dg_cvn_flare_1280.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Neighboring Star’s Bad Behavior: Large and Frequent Flares
5 min read
Our nearest neighboring star, Proxima Centauri, has a bad habit: frequently erupting in potentially damaging flares.
Article3 years ago
![An illustration of zombies on an exoplanet](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dracula_1280x750.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Halloween Special: Universe of Monsters
4 min read
This Halloween, we've found homes for some of the most terrifying Halloween monsters, far away on real planets outside our…
Article7 years ago
![An illustrated view of a possible exoplanet surface.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/proximasurface.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
An Earth-like atmosphere may not survive Proxima b’s orbit
6 min read
Proxima b, an Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star, may not be…
Article7 years ago
![An illustration of a star, with a cutout showing its interior.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/proximacentauri1280.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Proxima Centauri Might be More Sunlike Than we Thought
4 min read
Our nearest neighbor and the host of a an Earth-size planet, the star Proxima Centauri bears a startling resemblance to…
Article8 years ago
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