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Scientists Say Alpha Centauri A and B Could Be Ideal for Life
2018-06-07 20:13:20| Extremetech
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder just released a new analysis that predicts nearby stars could support Earth-like worlds. The post Scientists Say Alpha Centauri A and B Could Be Ideal for Life appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Massive Solar Flares Diminish Chance of Finding Life on Proxima Centauri
2018-02-28 19:00:16| Extremetech
Ever since we found an exoplanet around the nearest star from Earth, there's been intense interest in whether it could host life. Today's news points in the opposite direction. The post Massive Solar Flares Diminish Chance of Finding Life on Proxima Centauri appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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New Project Blue space telescope to image exoplanets in Alpha Centauri
2016-10-14 18:30:22| Extremetech
Project Blue will only be able to look at one star system -- but this time that's a good thing.
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Theres an Earthlike planet orbiting our nearest neighbor, Proxima Centauri but how might we actually get there?
2016-08-29 20:33:54| Extremetech
Ideas for interstellar travel abound, but the gap between theory and practice stretches from here to Proxima Centauri. Even if Proxima b is habitable, we're a long way from any potential mission.
This Week In Space: Lost spacecraft found, Curiosity 360 camera, and a new neighbor orbiting Proxima Centauri
2016-08-26 18:30:13| Extremetech
Pan around a 360-degree panorama of Mars, see hydrocarbon lakes on Titan, and smugly congratulate your tax dollars for finding a lost satellite: it's all here, This Week in Space.