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UWA telescope captures severe weather events on closest star to Earth
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 coordinated 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.
CSIRO’s Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in Western Australia and a suite of other instruments were also used for the research.