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New Video Shows How Tiny Spacecraft Will “Swarm” Proxima CentauriNew Video Shows How Tiny Spacecraft Will “Swarm” Proxima Centauri

New Video Shows How Tiny Spacecraft Will “Swarm” Proxima Centauri

Earlier this year, NASA selected a rather interesting proposal for Phase I development as part of their NASA Innovative Advanced…

5 months ago
What a Swarm of Probes Can Teach Us About Proxima Centauri BWhat a Swarm of Probes Can Teach Us About Proxima Centauri B

What a Swarm of Probes Can Teach Us About Proxima Centauri B

You've likely heard of the Breakthrough Starshot (BTS) initiative. BTS aims to send tiny gram-scale, light sail picospacecraft to our…

11 months ago
Life on Proxima b Is Not Having a Good TimeLife on Proxima b Is Not Having a Good Time

Life on Proxima b Is Not Having a Good Time

The nearest known exoplanet to Earth, the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, experiences some pretty nasty space weather from its parent…

2 years ago
Maybe There’s No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri… Yet!Maybe There’s No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri… Yet!

Maybe There’s No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri… Yet!

In a new study, a team of astronomers come to the conclusion that Proxima b will ever be detected making…

3 years ago
Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?

Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?

A new study conducted with support from NASA considers sending "Water Bears" on the first interstellar voyages instead of humans.

3 years ago
The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After AllThe Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All

The Radio Signal From Proxima Centauri Came From Earth After All

Turns out we were hearing ourselves! Earth can be a noisy place when listening to stars. Late last year, a…

3 years ago
What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?

What Would It Take To See Artificial Lights at Proxima Centauri B?

Is there an alien civilization next door? It's...possible(ish). In late 2020, we discovered a signal from the direction of Proxima…

4 years ago
A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to LiveA Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live

A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live

A new international research effort observed a massive solar flare from Proxima Centauri, which indicates (yet again) that its not…

4 years ago
According to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Located at Alpha CentauriAccording to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Located at Alpha Centauri

According to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Located at Alpha Centauri

In a new study, a pair of Harvard astrophysicists did the math on whether or not BLC1 is an extraterrestrial…

4 years ago
A Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima CentauriA Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima Centauri

A Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima Centauri

There’s a powerful scene in the movie “Contact” (one of my favs) where lead character Ellie Arroway is sitting among…

4 years ago