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The Closest Star to Ours Has a Newly-Discovered Exoplanet

Alpha Centauri is a truly unique star system. It contains three stars and several planets. While astronomers were pretty sure about the number of stars, there’s a new update regarding the number of planets that exist in Alpha Centauri. The…

February 11, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Astronomers Observed A Humongous Flare Of Proxima Centauri

Proxima Centauri is the tiniest part of the Alpha Centaury. It is an M5.5-type star that can be found at approximately 4.244 light-years away inside the southern constellation of Centaurus. The star’s measured radius is only 14% that of Earth’s…

April 24, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Astronomers Analyze the Hypothetical Existence of a Newfound Planet Close to Us

Discovering a new planet means higher chances of finding the extraterrestrial life that we’re all hoping for. However, scientists estimate that most planets in the Universe are complete wastelands where no organisms can survive. But until we can be completely…

February 10, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Not so Fast, Alien Hunters! Scientists Explain Why Life is Impossible Around Proxima Centauri

Many alien enthusiasts have already opened the champagne after the discovery of the radio signals coming from ‘next-door’: Proxima Centauri, one of the stars from the closest solar system to our own, located at ‘only’ about 4.3 light-years. Many believe…

January 4, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A Habitable Planet Could be Closer to Earth Than Scientists Thought

Perhaps each one of us had, at least once, a strong desire for moving as far away from this planet as we can. Mars is inhabitable for the moment by humans, and there’s a lot of work to do to…

December 9, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0