Researchers found that a tidally locked planet like our nearest neighbor Proxima b could produce significant lightning storms ...

Its mass is estimated to be comparable to Earth’s — only about 30 percent higher — and it appears to orbit Proxima Centauri at roughly the right distance for liquid water to exist on its ...

Last month’s announcement… Read More University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes says Proxima Centauri b is the biggest discovery in 20 years for planet hunters like himself, but it could ...

Proxima Centauri. This video gives an overview of the solar system, describing the collection of objects that orbit around the sun, our star. As well as naming the planets and their relative order ...