This plot shows the projected motion of the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri (green line) over the next decade, as plotted from Hubble Space Telescope observations. Because of parallax due to Earth's motion around the Sun, the path appears scalloped. Because Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our Sun, its angular motion across the sky is relatively fast compared to much more distant background stars. This means that in 2014 and 2016 Proxima Centauri will pass in front of two background stars that are along its path. The background image shows a wider view of the region of sky in the southern constellation Centaurus that Proxima is traversing. // NASA/ESA/K. Sahu and J. Anderson (STScI)/H. Bond (STScI and Pennsylvania State University)/M. Dominik (University of St. Andrews)/Digitized Sky Survey (STScI/AURA/UKSTU/AAO)