An artist's impression of a flare from Proxima Centauri, modeled after the loops of glowing hot gas seen in the largest solar flares. Exoplanet Proxima b is shown in the foreground. Proxima b orbits ...

Quick. What's the closest star after the sun? If you said Alpha Centauri you're one-third correct. Alpha is actually a triple system comprised of Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A), Toliman (Alpha B) ...

Even though humanity might not have to leave the Earth in your lifetime, we should start preparing early on. Not only could ...

The crew of The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) abandoned a dying Earth in pursuit of humanity’s new home on Proxima centauri b. That world does have one thing going for it, it’s nearby, orbiting the ...

In August astronomers announced that the nearby star Proxima Centauri hosts an Earth-sized planet (called Proxima b) in its habitable zone. At first glance, Proxima Centauri seems nothing like our Sun ...

In SYFY’s ongoing deep space adventure The Ark (airing every Wednesday on SYFY, then streaming the next day on Peacock), a crew of astronauts board the last life boat off of Earth and embark upon a ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Imagine stepping outside on a clear day and looking up at the sun. However, that isn't our sun; ...

Attention human. You are receiving an interstellar radio transmission .And it could be coming from one of the nearest exoplanets, Proxima Centauri b.

The ALMA Observatory in Chile has detected dust around the closest star to the Solar System, Proxima Centauri. These new observations reveal the glow coming from cold dust in a region between one to ...

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