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Nearby Stars pack · $1.99Proxima b
The nearest planet we know beyond our solar system, round a small, cool red star. Between its day side and its night side lies a sunset that never ends. In Mackaboo Universe, the pretend play space game for kids, Proxima b has 4 places: Twilight Strip, Proxima Pals' Home, Flare Watch and Dark Leaf Garden.
Papaboo's facts about Proxima b
Papaboo, who guides the crew, tells these from the corner of the map:
- The nearest planet beyond our solar system!
- Its sun is a small, cool red star.
- A year here is just 11 days!
- Its light takes 4 years to reach Earth.
- Aliens live round other stars!
Getting there
Fly here from the spaceship's map, on its Nearby Stars page, and fly back aboard from Proxima b's own map. It lies far beyond our Sun, where aliens live. An alien met here can ride the spaceship anywhere, and waits aboard whenever the spaceship visits our own solar system.
Who lives on Proxima b
ZuzuAlien · Twilight Strip
Zuzu lives where the red sun always sits low, in a sunset that never ends.
RuboAlien · Twilight Strip
Rubo's planet is the closest one we know to our Sun, a hop of four light-years.
Mama PimAlien · Proxima Pals' Home
Mama Pim bakes twilight fruit pies for every visitor from Earth.
PimletAlien · Proxima Pals' Home
Pimlet says a year on Proxima b lasts just eleven days. Lots of birthdays!
Kip KipAlien moon fox · Flare Watch
Kip Kip watches the red sun's flares from behind a big umbrella.
CentaAlien · Flare Watch
Centa can see two bright stars, Alpha Centauri A and B, from Proxima b.
Leafy LoAlien axolotl · Dark Leaf Garden
Leafy Lo grows dark leaves to drink up the red sun's light.
GloamAlien · Dark Leaf Garden
Gloam naps in the garden's shade, where it is always nearly evening.
Twilight Strip
Things to play with: dark leaf tree, flare umbrella, toy UFO and proxima pup plush.
Lives here: Zuzu and Rubo.
Proxima Pals' Home
Things to play with: food printer, table, chair, twilight fruit, red sun lamp, sofa, sleep pod, proxima pup plush, wardrobe and toy box.
Lives here: Mama Pim and Pimlet.
Flare Watch
Things to play with: telescope, two-star globe, flare umbrella and red sun lamp.
Lives here: Kip Kip and Centa.
Dark Leaf Garden
Things to play with: dark leaf tree, plant, flower, bench, twilight fruit and flare umbrella.
Lives here: Leafy Lo and Gloam.
Questions
Is Proxima b free in Mackaboo Universe?
Proxima b comes in the Nearby Stars pack ($1.99) with TRAPPIST-1e, Gliese 667 Cc and Kepler-186f: an optional one-time purchase behind a grown-up question. All of Space has all three packs for $4.99. The spaceship and the eight worlds on the map's first two pages are free, and there are no ads or subscriptions.
What is in Proxima b?
4 places, each a dollhouse to play in: Twilight Strip, Proxima Pals' Home, Flare Watch and Dark Leaf Garden. Every place is shown on this page with everything in it.
Who lives on Proxima b?
8 friends live there from the start, 8 of them aliens: Zuzu, Rubo, Mama Pim, Pimlet, Kip Kip, Centa, Leafy Lo and Gloam.
Is Proxima b real?
Yes: Proxima b is real, and everything Papaboo says about it is true. The places, the friends and the fun are pretend.
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About Mackaboo Universe
Mackaboo Universe is a pretend play space game for kids, roughly ages 3 to 8, from Mack Toys. The eight Mackaboo friends fly their spaceship from world to world: Earth and the Moon, Mars, the Sun, Pluto, planet Bork, a nebula, Saturn, a black hole, and real planets round other stars, where friendly aliens live. Every place opens like a dollhouse and everything in it is a toy. The spaceship and the eight worlds on the map's first two pages are free; Deep Space, Moons and Mysteries and Nearby Stars are optional one-time packs. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. On the App Store for iPhone and iPad, Google Play for Android and the Amazon Appstore for Fire tablets. More for families on the support page, every world on the worlds page and every friend on the friends page.
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