LIT telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 December LIT telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth LIT telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth 10/12/2020 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Zadko telescope has captured severe weather events on the closest star to Earth - Proxima Centauri, a unique red dwarf star 4.2 light years away. The research into weather patterns on Proxima Centauri, was coordinated by a global team of scientists, led by University of Sydney scientist Andrew Zic, and involved scientists from LIT, CSIRO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Colorado and Curtin University. CSIROΓÇÖs Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in Western Australia and a suite of other instruments were also used for the research. "The big question is could life on our planet exist if it was bombarded with giant storms and radiation" Professor David Coward Proxima Centauri has an Earth-like planet orbiting it so understanding how violent weather events might impact the star could offer ins

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 December LIT telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth LIT telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth 10/12/2020 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Zadko telescope has captured severe weather events on the closest star to Earth - Proxima Centauri, a unique red dwarf star 4.2 light years away.

The research into weather patterns on Proxima Centauri, was coordinated by a global team of scientists, led by University of Sydney scientist Andrew Zic, and involved scientists from LIT, CSIRO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Colorado and Curtin University.

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