News that a NASA scientist has announced fresh progress on Proxima b has pushed our nearest known exoplanet neighbor back ...

A study has suggested it might be possible to detect aurorae on Proxima b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, which might tell us about the planet’s potential habitability. The rest of this article is ...

New models suggest that the rocky planet dubbed “Proxima b” could potentially support human life. The planet, first discovered by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), was found orbiting the ...

An artist's impression of a flare from Proxima Centauri, modeled after the loops of glowing hot gas seen in the largest solar flares. Exoplanet Proxima b is shown in the foreground. Proxima b orbits ...

We once had such high hopes for Proxima b. We thought that the Earth-like planet might be covered in a single, giant ocean; that it might be habitable; that it might even currently host life. But a ...

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 ...

The quest to find life beyond Earth progressed Monday, with research that sheds light on the recently discovered – and potentially habitable – planet Proxima b. (CN) – The quest to find life beyond ...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of the exoplanet Proxima b, a planet just 4.2 light-years from Earth. Given how close it is to its star, Proxima Centauri, it could have liquid water, and ...

For nearly 30 years, scientists have been discovering planets beyond our Solar System: the exoplanets of the Universe. We now know that practically every star has its own planetary system, and that ...

Proxima Centauri b is the closest world beyond our solar system that we know of, but scientists are checking to see if it's alone. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family ...

Another month, another study telling us a planet is or isn’t habitable. There have been a lot. Like, a lot a lot a lot a lot. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe ...