It's almost certainly not an extraterrestrial telegram. But waves that seemed to come from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri ...

Astronomers have found evidence of a third planet around the closest star to the sun, reinforcing the idea that planets are common around the stars of the galaxy, even some of its smallest. And while ...

At just over four light years distant, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun in the entire Universe. We know it has one planet, called Proxima b, and there's decent evidence of a second, ...

The European Extremely Large Telescope is one of the yet-to-be-built observatories that could target the nearest exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, for direct imaging.. (Credit: ESO) GUADALAJARA, Mexico – ...

An artist’s conception shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b, with the red dwarf Proxima Centauri near the horizon. (Credi:t: M. Kornmesser / ESO) University of Washington astronomer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Of all the stars in the Universe, the closest one to our own Solar ...

After decades of uncertainty, it seems that astronomers may have found the strongest evidence yet that Proxima Centauri is indeed "gravitationally bound" to Alpha Centauri. This is interesting for ...

In case you weren’t on Earth on Wednesday, here’s what you missed: Astronomers found a planet as close by as a planet could possibly be---in the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. The planet, called ...

The planet has a temperature suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface. — -- Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized, potentially habitable planet orbiting our closest stellar neighbor ...

The closest star to us, Proxima Centauri, and the planet that orbits it, Proxima b, are just 4.2 light-years away. The cool and faint red dwarf star is part of the Alpha Centauri system along with two ...

Is it aliens? There have been a lot of stories online about the recent detection of a mysterious radio signal from space that appears to have come from the direction of Proxima Centauri—the closest ...