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How Proxima Centauri’s mega-flare could change our minds about star tantrums and aliens
Elizabeth Rayne
May 9, 2021
NASA image of Proxima b
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Sunscreen anyone? Proxima Centauri just spit out its biggest solar flare ever
Jeff Spry
Apr 24, 2021
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A signal from Proxima? Likely intelligent, unlikely from aliens
Phil Plait
Dec 19, 2020
Artwork depicting Proxima Centauri b, orbiting a red dwarf (that itself orbits the binary star Alpha Centauri) more than four light-years away. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
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New Horizons probe delivers first-ever parallax images of interstellar space
Jeff Spry
Jun 17, 2020
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Is this an actual image of a planet orbiting the nearest star? Maaaaaaaybe.
Phil Plait
Apr 16, 2020
A planet orbiting Proxima Centauri? A combination of five images from the Very Large Telescope shows a blip of light where a planet was predicted to be, but cannot yet be confirmed. Credit: Gratton et al.
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A *second* possible planet for Proxima Centauri!
Phil Plait
Apr 3, 2020
Artwork showing a gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf. Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon
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Without warp drives, how long will it take Pioneer and Voyager probes to reach alien star systems?
Elizabeth Rayne
Dec 30, 2019
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Turns out Proxima b might be more habitable than we thought
Elizabeth Rayne
Sep 18, 2018
ESO image of Proxima Centauri
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Vacuuming up the dust — and sterilizing a planet — around Proxima Centauri
Phil Plait
Feb 27, 2018
Artwork depicting a flare from a low-mass star. Credit: Casey Reed/ NASA
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What mysteries lurk at Proxima Centauri?
Phil Plait
Feb 22, 2018
Artist concept of a planet known to orbit the nearest star to our own, Proxima Centauri. Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser
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… and Proxima makes three: Alpha Centauri really is a triple star!
Phil Plait
Apr 19, 2017
Alpha and Proxima Centauri
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Earth-like planet found orbiting star less than 5 light years away
Don Kaye
Aug 24, 2016
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