Small Star, Mighty Flares: A New View of Proxima Centauri
March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news on March 27, 2025:
Small star, mighty flares: A new view of Proxima Centauri
Our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is known for its frequent and intense flares. Carnegie Science astronomer Alycia Weinberger helped reveal new details about these energetic bursts and what they mean for the habitability of planets in its system.
Washington, DC--Talk about a noisy . . .
Small star, mighty flares: A new view of Proxima Centauri
Our nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri, is known for its frequent and intense flares. Carnegie Science astronomer Alycia Weinberger helped reveal new details about these energetic bursts and what they mean for the habitability of planets in its system.
Washington, DC--Talk about a noisy . . .