Proxima Centauri, Red Dwarf Planets May Not Be Habitable

[Wayne Mack]

Solar flares may mean that planets orbiting red dwarf stars are inhospitable to life.

Observations of our closest neighboring star dampen hopes of a potentially habitable planet | CNN

One of the planets that orbits Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, had been thought to exist within what astronomers call the Goldilocks zone. However, a new study suggests it is vulnerable to dangerous radiation and other inhospitable space weather.

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