10 Of The Closest Stars To The Sun!

From the ones that are the nearest, to the ones that are high in potential for life, and more! Join me as I show you 10 of the Closest Stars To The sun!
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Prologue: Our Sun
Before diving into these stars, let's briefly talk about our own. Our sun is without a doubt the most important thing in our solar system for a whole host of reasons. Not the least of which is because it's what keeps us "together" in our orbits via its powerful gravity. What's more, it provides us with heat, with light, and these two things are a major reason why Earth has life on it at all.
10. Ross 128
Our first star that we're going to look at is Ross 128, which is about 11 light years from where we are right now. Unlike our own star, Ross 128 is a Red Dwarf star, which means it's not only smaller than our own sun, but it doesn't burn as bright. Thus, it doesn't give off as much heat. In regards to its size, it's actually only 15% of the mass of our own sun. Which is not that big when you consider it.
However, the thing that really differentiates Ross 128 from our sun is the fact that it's much older. An analysis of the gasses within the Red Dwarf point to it being over 10 billion years old. Which means it's only 4 billion years younger than the entire universe. Which in contest is not that long. Plus, that's just the age of our own sun.
9. Epsilon Eridani
One of the interesting things about this star right off the bat is that if you know where to look, you can see it in the night sky. What's more, you can see it in the sky without the aid of a telescope. Part of the reason for this is that it's only 10.5 light years away from us, which means it's closer than Ross 128. The other reasons for its visibility is that it's a rather young Orange Dwarf star. By "young" I mean in the scale of stars, as this one is said to only be about 1 billion years old, which is much younger than our own.
8. Luyten 726-8
Found 8.7 light years away from the sun, you'd think that Luyten 726-8 and the system it's in would've been a very old discovery that astronomers found while researching the night sky. But in fact, it wasn't discovered until 1948. Which goes to show that even with great technology, it can take humanity a while to find certain things.
7. Sirius
Here is a star that you no doubt have heard of for a variety of reasons, mainly because its name is rather popular and has inspired a lot of names. But have you ever wondered why that was the case? The reason is very simple, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. It's about 8.6 light years away from us, but what really sets it apart, and sets it up to be so bright, is that it's part of a binary star system.
6. Teegarden's Star
In 2019, a pair of planets were found 12.5 light years from Earth, and they were found to circle a star known as Teegarden. What made these planets so noteworthy was that they seemed to be very Earth-like in nature.
5. Lalande 21185
Heading to another Red Dwarf out in the universe, we turn our attention to Lalande 21185, which is about 8.3 light years away from us. But, like other stars on this list, it's moving in a way that'll put it much closer to the Earth over time. In about 100,000 years it's believed that it'll be around 4 light years away when it "passes by us".
4. Wolf 359
Despite having an epic name (because wolves are epic, that's scientifically accurate!), Wolf 359 is known as a star where "science-fiction meets reality)
3. Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti is a very curious entry on this list, mainly because it has a lot of similarities to our own sun. For example, Tau Ceti is only about 20% smaller than our sun, which is better than some we've detailed before.
2. Scholz's Star
You might think that Scholz's Star is one that we wouldn't pay much attention to, especially since it's 22 light years away from Earth, and thus not exactly close range.
1. Alpha Centauri/Proxima Centauri
If you were to ask the question of what is the closest star to our solar system, you would be told that the system known as Alpha Centauri, and that would be correct.

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