Tag: Meteors

Interstellar Meteors from Disruption of Rocky Planets by Dwarf Stars

The most common stars possess about a tenth of the mass of the Sun. A good example is the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, located 4.25 light years away and having 0.12 solar masses. Three rocky planets were reported to orbit that star: Proxima b with about 1.3 Earth masses, Proxima c with rough...