Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri b

Interactive infographic comparing the Sun with the stars of Alpha Centauri.

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Solar system illustration. (Sun; planets)

A Model of the Cosmos

Infinite space background with silhouette of telescope. This image elements furnished by NASA.

Telescopes: Seeing Stars

M17, the Swan Nebula, is a star-making cloud in the constellation Sagittarius.

How Do We Know How Far Away the Stars Are?

Colorful winter sunset

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.

6 Questions About the Sun Answered

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Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Alcoholic beverages bottles at Host 2013, international exhibition of the hospitality industry on OCTOBER 18, 2013 in Milan.

Why Is Alcohol Measured by Proof?

A tornado in rural Iowa sweeps dangerously near a farm. Weather storm

Why Does the United States Have More Tornadoes than Any Other Country?

Flag of Bhutan

6 Small Kingdoms of the World

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

United States Presidential Election of 2012. Mitt Romney. Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012 after his reelection Nov. 6, 2012. Official portrait Obama

10 Democrats Who Made History

Washington, D.C. locator map.

What State Is Washington, D.C. In?

Proxima Centauri: Media

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Proxima Centauri b

Proxima Centauri b

Artist's impression of the surface of Proxima Centauri b, one of the closest extrasolar...

ESO/M. Kornmesser

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Interactive infographic comparing the Sun with the stars of Alpha Centauri.

The Stars of Alpha Centauri Compared with the Sun

Explore the differences between the solar system's star and those of its closest...

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