Proxima Centauri
Chandra Observatory Checks to Make Sure Alpha Centauri is Safe, You Know, in Case We Decide to Visit
Using over a decade of data collected by the Chandra X-ray observatory, a new study indicates that the Alpha Centauri…
Proxima Centauri Just Released a Flare so Powerful it was Visible to the Unaided Eye. Planets There Would Get Scorched
According to a new study, Proxima Centauri experiences superflare activity that would likely render its exoplanet (Proxima b) uninhabitable
Proxima Centauri Just Released a Deadly Flare, so it’s Probably not a Great Place for Habitable Planets
A new study recorded a massive flare coming from Proxima Centauri, a finding which casts doubt on it having any…
Astronomers Figure Out a New Way to Search for Planets at Alpha Centauri
A mew study by a team of exoplanet scientists has revealed what kinds of planets are likely to lurk around…
Proxima Centauri has a Cold Dust Belt that Could Indicate Even More Planets
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, Proxima Centauri could have dust belts that indicate the…
Is Human Hibernation Possible? Going to Sleep for Long Duration Spaceflight
We know trips in space will take a long time. Can we go to sleep for the journey and then…
A Novel Concept For Braking Breakthrough Starshot
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have come up with an interesting way to slow down Starshot's mission to Alpha…
New Study Says Proxima b Could Support Life
A new study details simulations that suggest that Proxima b could support life, assuming it has a magnetic field and…
Planets Around Stars like Proxima Centauri are Probably Earth-Sized Water Worlds
A new study from the University of Bern indicates that most planets that orbit red dwarf stars might be water…
Turns out Proxima Centauri is Strikingly Similar to our Sun
Contrary to what we previously though, Proxima Centauri has some striking similarities to our Sun, which includes a solar cycle