Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Question 19: 04 July 2012 (Week 27)

Q19: Which is the nearest star to earth other than sun?

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Proxima centauri is closest to earth,but its a very, faint,red star, so its invisible to the naked eye.

Alpha centauri is the closest,visible star.

Unknown said...

Proxima centauri(Latin proximus, -a, -um: meaning 'next to' or 'nearest to') is closest to earth & a dim red dwarf star that cannot even be seen without a telescope. Alpha Centauri is the second closest star, nearly as close as Proxima, and is almost identical to the Sun. It is one of the brightest stars in the Earth's night sky but is not ever visible from north of the tropics.

Unknown said...

Proxima centauri is closest to earth