On Aug. 24, 2016, scientists announced the discovery of Proxima b, a potentially Earth-like world orbiting Proxima Centauri - the closest star to our own sun. This historic find marks the closest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of exoplanets, and one of its most exciting missions is the search for signs of life on planets like Proxima ...

To explain Proxima Centauri b, I invited my friend and colleague Loren Grush onto the show. This is, I think, the first episode in which we don’t talk about the Nick Cage film Knowing , so just ...

“It’s likely that Proxima b was blasted by high energy radiation during this flare." Proxima Centauri became more than 1,000 times brighter than usual during the flare, according to a new ...

Proxima Centauri B would be a bit chillier than Earth, but capable of supporting liquid water. A planet four light-years away could be habitable Skip to content ...

The world of science news was recently abuzz with an incredibly exciting new discovery—a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri a mere 4.2 lightyears away.

Astronomers have spotted a dusty ring around the nearby star Proxima Centauri, hinting at the existence of other planets in addition to the famous Proxima b, a new study reports.

Proxima Centauri is 4.25 light years from Earth, making it slightly closer than the binary star system of Alpha Centauri, which the Proxima star is thought to loosely orbit.

A new planet discovered orbiting the closest star to Earth's solar system could have the conditions to harbour life, according to a team of international scientists. Proxima b in the so-called ...