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October 25, 2021

A mysterious signal looked like a sign of alien technology — but it turned out to be radio interference

Danny C Price, Curtin University

Astronomers hunting extraterrestrials were excited to discover an intriguing signal, but closer inspection has revealed it wasn’t aliens.

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system and is home to a potentially habitable planet. Hubble/European Space Agency/WikimediaCommons

May 3, 2021

Massive flare seen on the closest star to the solar system: What it means for chances of alien neighbors

R. O. Parke Loyd, Arizona State University

Astronomers just measured the largest flare ever from Proxima Centauri, humanity’s closest neighboring star. These flares could be bad news for life trying to develop on a planet orbiting the star.

Artist’s depiction of a flare-coronal mass ejection event on Proxima Centauri. Mark Myers, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)

December 9, 2020

Bad space weather may make life impossible near Proxima Centauri

Andrew Zic, CSIRO and Tara Murphy, University of Sydney

We observed a powerful flare and a huge burst of radio waves from our nearest stellar neighbour, Proxima Centauri, indicating violent space weather around the star.

An artist’s rendering of Proxima Centauri planetary system. The newly discovered exoplanet Proxima c is on the right. Lorenzo Santinelli

January 15, 2020

How we spotted a potential new planet around the sun’s neighbouring star

Hugh Jones, University of Hertfordshire

We may be able to send microchips to investigate Alpha Centauri c up close.

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