Proxima

British

/ ˈprɒksɪmə /

noun

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

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At another one, in Bavaria, Proxima Fusion wants to build a device called a stellarator that would contain the plasma with a twisting arrangement of super-powerful magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Regional governments are getting involved, with Bavaria committing up to 400 million euros to Proxima if federal funding also materializes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But Munich-based Proxima is working on a stellarator.

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

Practice transmissions beamed to Proxima had been attempted, in case human colonization extended that far.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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