Powerful Flare from Star Proxima Centauri Detected with ALMA

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Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; D. Berry

Artist impression of a red dwarf star like Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun. New analysis of ALMA observations reveal that Proxima Centauri emitted a powerful flare that would have created inhospitable conditions for planets in that system.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=9930

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
Proxima Centauri
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Main Sequence

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
4 ly
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Gallery_nrao18cb03a-1
Subject Category
B.3.1.3  
Subject Name
Proxima Centauri
Credits
NRAO/AUI/NSF; D. Berry
Release Date
Lightyears
4.243
Redshift
4.243
Reference Url
https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=9930
Type
Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Bandpass
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Equinox
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FITS Header
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Creator (Curator)
NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL
https://public.nrao.edu
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
Telephone
Address
520 Edgemont Road
City
Charlottesville
State/Province
Virginia
Postal Code
22903
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Publisher
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID
nrao
Resource ID
Resource URL
/image/nrao/Gallery_nrao18cb03a-1
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Metadata Date
2018-05-22T10:41:34-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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