An international team of scientists used expertise, patience, microlensing, and a little bit of luck to make an exceptionally rare discovery.

“Once there, the nano craft could image any planets discovered in ... to learn what we need to about Proxima Centauri b before hurtling by. “It’s not impossible, just incredibly difficult ...

At that rate, it would take about 6,600 years to reach the nearest exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, 4.24 light-years away ... space battles with them. But real ion engines work best with straight ...

Here in the present, real-world astronomers could use the ... Gj 9827d “For the most accessible nearby target, Proxima Centauri b, our results suggest that we may be able to rule out a sub ...

For a century, exoplanet hunters have “discovered” planets around a nearby star, only to retract the claims. But the latest find is for real. By Dennis Overbye Barnard’s Star is a dim ...

It is considered the closest single star and second closest stellar system to us, following Alpha Centauri’s three ... previous discoveries such as Proxima b and d, shows that our cosmic ...

With mere weeks remaining until their descent on Proxima Centauri-B, she dedicated her time to ... the hill behind them is nothing but a hazy image in the distance. “Do you think it’s comi ...

Even traveling at the speed of light—which we can’t yet do—means that a trip to Proxima Centauri ... Instead of going from point A to point B in a straight line, warp drives would bend ...

used data about the atmospheric dynamics of Proxima Centauri b gathered by some of the most advanced observatories in the world, including the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Image of Proxima ...

Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place ...

This artist’s impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri ... such as the one seen in an X-ray image from Chandra in the inset. NASA/CXC/M.Weiss The ...