ALMA Records Giant Stellar Flare on Proxima Centauri, Astronomy

Using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers discovered that a giant stellar flare erupted from Proxima Centauri -- the star closest to our Sun -- on March 24, 2017. This finding raises questions about the habitability of the recently-discovered Earth-mass planet Proxima b.

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ALMA Discovers Cold Dust Around Nearest Star

ALMA observes record-breaking stellar flare from Proxima Centauri – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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The Effect of a Strong Stellar Flare on the Atmospheric Chemistry of an Earth-like Planet Orbiting an M Dwarf

What would happen to Earth if Proxima Centauri were replaced by Betelgeuse in a flash? - Quora

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Record-breaking Stellar Flare From Nearby Star Recorded in Multiple Wavelengths for the First Time - National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Massive stellar flare may have fried Earth's nearest exoplanet

New 'lost' planet orbiting the nearest star to our Solar System discovered