Mikko Tuomi<p>Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known to be a very active M dwarf <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a>.</p><p>Known to host a potentially <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/habitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitable</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a>, the star <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Proxima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxima</span></a> exhibits very active <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/flare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flare</span></a> activity in optical wavelengths.</p><p>Depending on the energy and frequency of these flares, nearby planets in the habitable zone might be rendered uninhabitable as the flares strip planetary atmospheres of necessary ingredients such as ozone and water.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrobiology</span></a><br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-small-star-mighty-flares-alma.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-small-st</span><span class="invisible">ar-mighty-flares-alma.html</span></a></p>