What If You Landed on Proxima Centauri b?

Just four light-years away from Earth, sits the closest exoplanet that scientists have discovered. Proxima Centauri b. And it could be the first exoplanet where we find extraterrestrial life. Who better to check it out than our interstellar team member, Chase?

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00:00 What If You Landed on Proxima Centauri b?
01:18 Distance and Star System
02:27 Landing on Proxima Centauri b
02:56 Habitable Zone
03:20 Red Dwarf Star
04:10 Dangers of Proxima Centauri b
05:05 Atmospheric Stripping
05:50 Tidally Locked Planet
06:56 Terminator Zone
08:28 Transit Spectroscopy
09:39 Chase Explores the Night Zone
10:41 Lost in Darkness
11:50 Chase Returns

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