Humanity’s dream of reaching the stars has grown since the 19th century when we first measured the distance to a star, and today that dream feels closer with the discovery of Proxima B, an Earth-like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Of all the stars in the Universe, the closest one to our own Solar ...

Astronomers have detected a massive stellar flare -- an energetic explosion of radiation -- from the closest star to our own Sun, Proxima Centauri, which occurred last March. This finding raises ...

In a discovery that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, according to a new ...

In 2016, when scientists confirmed the discovery of Proxima b, a potentially habitable, Earth-sized planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri, it was cause for astrobiological celebration. Proxima ...

FARGO — A team of scientists led by Portuguese astronomer João Faria, have found a third planet in orbit around Proxima Centauri, the star closest in the galaxy to our own solar system. The ...