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Proxima Centauri b
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Join the Jam on Proxima b
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Tidally Locked and Ready to Rock! Only 4.2 Light-Years From Earth! It’s always golden hour at the Perpetual Sunset Stadium…
Jul 22, 2026
Exoplanet Travel Bureau
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Even the closest exoplanets are too far away to visit...but what if they weren't? Imagine exoplanet tourism — choose your…
Sep 12, 2025
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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.
Apr 23, 2021
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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…
Oct 30, 2017
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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…
Jul 31, 2017
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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…
Oct 10, 2016
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