Pale Red Dot

24 Aug
2017
August 24, 2017

Proxima Centauri b One Year Later: The Search for More Exoplanets Continues

It is difficult to believe that it has already been a year but on August 24, 2016, an international team of astronomers led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé […]
Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets
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3 Jul
2017
July 3, 2017

Red Dots: The Search for Nearby Earth-Size Exoplanets

On August 24, 2016 an international team of astronomers led by Guillem Anglada-Escudé (Queen Mary University of London) announced the discovery of Proxima Centauri b – […]
Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets
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29 Aug
2016
August 29, 2016

Habitable Planet Reality Check: Proxima Centauri b

The nearby star system of α Centauri, with its pair of Sun-like stars 4.37 light years away and a distant red dwarf companion, for decades has […]
Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, Planetary Habitability
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