Proxima Centauri
Located 4.25 light years/40 trillion kilometres away from our solar system, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to us and is a low mass red dwarf star and is expected to live for 4 trillion years more, if it doesn’t get destroyed by something. Proxima Centauri has 3 planets orbiting it, Proxima Centauri b-c-d. B is a super earth discovered in 2016 and is in the stars habitable zone. C is a debated super earth or super Neptune discovered in 2019. D is a sub earth orbiting very close to the star, it was discovered in 2022.
Astronomer 1: Yo bro, we might not even know if there’s another planet in the Proxima Centauri system
Astronomer 2: woah that’s crazy work
Astronomer 2: woah that’s crazy work
Proxima Centauri by Limedread June 21, 2026
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