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

Neighboring Star’s Bad Behavior: Large and Frequent Flares

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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

Halloween Special: Universe of Monsters

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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.

An Earth-like atmosphere may not survive Proxima b’s orbit

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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.

Proxima Centauri Might be More Sunlike Than we Thought

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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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