Question

How have scientists researched Proxima Centauri?

Answer 1

RESEARCH ON PROXIMA CENTAURI:

• Robert Innes discovered proxima centauri which is closest to the Sun in 1915 and it is believed to be 4.85 billion years old.
• Innes used a blink comparator though later he was in competition with another scientist named, Voute who provided theoretical values pertaining to the star more accurately than Innes.
• The recent findings found a planet which is located close to the Proxima Centauri making it the closest planet to our Solar System.