Now, the treasure trove of data gathered by the spacecraft before its demise is helping scientists answer questions about the solar system's innermost planet in unprecedented detail. (ibtimes.com)
Astrophysicist Emeline Bolmont of the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in France and colleagues took a similar look at the three innermost planets of TRAPPIST - 1 (before the other four planets were discovered). (sciencenews.org)
Proxima B planet orbits about 7.5 million kms (4.6 million miles) from its Proxima Centuari star (about a tenth the distance of innermost planet Mercury from the Sun). (aerospaceguide.net)