Researchers Mario Damasso and his colleagues provided evidence that this candidate planet
If its existence is confirmed, then thisA planet can give an idea of how low-mass planets form around low-mass stars. This information will contradict the models of how super-earths are born; it is believed that most of them form at a minimum distance from the star, at which water can turn into ice. This planet does not fit into this model.
Astronomers have found six evaporating exoplanets
In a previous study of Proxima Centauri withusing Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) - astronomical observatory in northern Chile - reported an unknown source of light spectral signals that may belong to a second planet or simply be a product of a neighboring galaxy or an unrelated phenomenon.
To better understand if a signal is coming from anotherA planet orbiting a star, Mario Damasso and his colleagues analyzed 17.5-year-old time series of high-precision radial velocities using an exoplanetary detection method that tracks the light spectrum of a star. The researchers found that the signal occurs within 1900 days, which indicates that it is probably not associated with cyclic shifts in the magnetic field of the star. However, the authors emphasize that more evidence is needed to confirm their findings.