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Proxima

British  
/ ˈprɒksɪmə /

noun

  1. Also called: Proxima Centauri.  a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years See also Rigil Kent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Key questions for Focused and Proxima are how much Germany will ultimately spend—and how long it will continue supporting rival technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Francesco Sciortino, CEO of Proxima, said European suppliers still dominate in areas it depends on, like precision machining and high-end steelmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

This matters for Proxima which uses a very expensive type of steel in its magnets, which needs machining to a high level accuracy.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Among these are well-known exoplanets such as Proxima Centauri b, TRAPPIST-1f, and Kepler 186f, along with lesser-known candidates like TOI-715 b.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2026

At some positions in its orbit, Proxima is the closest known star to the Sun—hence its name.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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