The evidence for the age of the Sphinx is not only that it is aligned with Leo rising for 10,500 BC, but also that the erosion on the body of the Sphinx can only be attributed to rainfall, which did not occur in the region much after 10,500 BC.
Proxima Centauri (from Latin, meaning nearest [star] of Centaurus) is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about 4.25 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus.
between the stars and the size of our Milky Way, astronomers use the light year! On this scale, the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is located 4.2 light years from Earth. How many times the diameter of our solar system is this distance? Exploring the Milky Way Galaxy 11