The closest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima-b, receives much more harmful radiation from its host star, but it’s possible life to survive this bombardment
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Lethal stellar flares bombard Earth’s closest exoplanet
In early 2017, Proxima Centauri exhibited a tremendous stellar flare that could have damaged our closest exoplanet, Proxima b
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Astronomers discover belt of dust surrounding nearest star
Cold dust has been found to surround our neighbouring star, Proxima Centauri – a feature that resembles our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt
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Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner’s hunt for life on nearest super-Earth begins
Breakthrough Listen, the 10-year, $100-million astronomical search for intelligent life beyond our planet, has announced its first observations using CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope
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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 56
The team behind the Rosetta mission report exclusively for All About Space on how the comet chaser has solved the mystery of the Solar System