Proxima b
| Title | Authored on | Link to edit Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proxima b’s star could be blasting away the planet’s atmosphere | Proxima b, just revealed as the nearest exoplanet to Earth, is probably battered by incredible bursts of energy from its star every few months. That could be bad news for the prospects of finding life on our neighbouring world. Stars, including our sun, produce flares when their magnetic fields… |
2016-08-29 | |
| Flares From Proxima B’s Star Could Affect The Planet’s ‘Habitability’ | The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has just recently confirmed the discovery of a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, a few light years away from Earth. |
2016-08-29 | |
| This Earth-like planet orbits the Sun’s nearest neighbor every 11 days | Jim Davenport, a postdoctoral fellow at Western Washington University, believes Proxima b’s biggest obstacle to Earth-like conditions is likely to be Proxima Centauri’s continual flares, which can be ten times more energetic than any ever observed on our Sun. Harsh x-rays and ultraviolet… |
2016-08-24 | |
| Earth-like planet discovered | BELLINGHAM – About four light years away from our planet sits Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system, and orbiting it is its just-discovered companion, a small Earth-like planet that, for now at least, holds the unassuming name of Proxima b. At this distance, Proxima b is… |
2016-08-24 | |
| The Earth Next Door | Jim Davenport, a postdoctoral fellow at Western Washington University, believes Proxima b’s biggest obstacle to Earth-like conditions is likely to be Proxima Centauri’s continual flares, which can be ten times more energetic than any ever observed on our Sun. Harsh x-rays and… |
2016-08-24 |