Proxima b may be the closest potentially Earth-like world beyond our Solar System, but “close” is still a brutal cosmic distance. At 4.24 light-years away, it remains almost impossible to reach with ...
What new methods can be employed to help astronomers distinguish the light from an exoplanet and its host star so the former's atmosphere can be better explored? This is what a recent study accepted ...
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Why Proxima B is still beyond humanity’s reach

Proxima b may orbit the closest star system to our own, but “close” in astronomy still means unimaginably far. The distance ...
Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...