To build on PWalsh’s response…. To me, a “sun-like star” is one that has similar characteristics as our sun. Our star is classifed as G2V main sequence star, a “Yellow dwarf”.

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery—a new Earth-like exoplanet, Proxima b, located in the Alpha Centauri system. This ...

Proxima Centauri, just 4.24 light-years from Earth, is the closest known star to our Sun. Though it’s the smallest member of ...