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…

6 years ago

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

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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…

8 years ago

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

8 years ago