The newly detected icy world remains a candidate planet for now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Proxima b may not be an only ...

Two exoplanets might be orbiting the nearest star the red dwarf Proxima Centauri that’s about 4.24 light-years away. It would not be in the habitable zone where water is liquid. Mario Damasso of Italy ...

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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, ...

An artist’s impression of the Proxima Centauri planetary system, with exoplanet Proxima c on the right. Lorenzo Santinelli, CC BY-SA Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a second exoplanet ...

Proxima c is just a candidate world for now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. BERKELEY, Calif. — The nearest exoplanet to Earth ...

The closest star to the solar system may have yet another planet. Proxima Centauri, which is just about 4.2 light-years away, may be home to a frigid world six times as big as Earth. Mario Damasso at ...

In 2016, astronomers discovered a potentially habitable, roughly-Earth-sized exoplanet just four light-years away – and now new observations suggest it isn’t alone. Scientists in Chile have detected ...

Hugh Jones receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council. Most exoplanets, bodies orbiting stars other than the sun, are too far away for us to be able to send probes to. So ...

Researchers say they have found evidence of what may be another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri—the closest star to our sun, located around 4.2 light-years away. According to a study published in the ...

Quick. What's the closest star after the sun? If you said Alpha Centauri you're one-third correct. Alpha is actually a triple system comprised of Rigil Kentaurus (Alpha Centauri A), Toliman (Alpha B) ...

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 ...