Powerful Flare from Star Proxima Centauri Detected with ALMA
![Alma red dwarf star](https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/nrao18cb03a-1.jpg)
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.
Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; D. Berry
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