UWA telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth
Space Connect, Other, 05/01/2021
The University of Western Australia’s Zadko telescope has captured severe weather events on the closest star to Earth – Proxima Centauri, a unique red dwarf star 4.2 light years away. The research into weather patterns on Proxima Centauri, was co-ordinated by a global team of scientists, led by University of Sydney scientist Andrew Zic, and involved scientists from UWA, CSIRO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Colorado and Curtin University.