alpha centauri is the second nearest star to the earth after sun.
alpha centauri is the second nearest star to the earth after sun.
second nearest star to the earth after sun?
alpha centauri
the faint barnard's star is named for edward barnard after he discovered in 1916 that it had a very large proper motion, relative to other stars. this is the second nearest star system to the sun, second only to the alpha centauri system.
edward emerson barnard
barnard's star is the second nearest star system to earth. given its age, at 7–12 billion years of age, barnard's star is considerably older than the sun. it was long assumed to be quiescent in terms of stellar activity. however, in 1998, astronomers observed an intense stellar flare, showing that barnard's star is a flare star.









































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flare star