Artist’s impression of a (now-disproven) candidate planet formerly thought to be orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, which is part of the triple star system closest to Earth. (Courtesy: ESO/L. Calçada ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has given us this stunning view of the bright Alpha Centauri A (on the left) and Alpha Centauri B (on the right), shining like huge cosmic headlamps in the dark.

Astronomers have found that some of the nearest stars to Earth may be better places for life than we thought – although it’s bad news for another. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please ...

The NEAR instrument has been hunting for planets in the Alpha Centauri system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The hunt for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 4 years old. Alpha Centauri A ...

It looks like our next door stellar neighbors might not be so bad for life after all. NASA’s Chandra space telescope has revealed that any planets circling Alpha Centauri, which is located about 4 ...

Back in 2012, astronomers made a huge announcement: They had found a planet orbiting one of the two stars making up the binary star Alpha Centauri. This made it the closest exoplanet found—as it must ...

Chances are that no one alive today will ever travel to Alpha Centauri B b, the boiling-hot, Earth-scale planet detected a mere 4.37 light-years away, but that doesn't mean we have to put off planning ...

image: The closest star system to the Earth is the famous Alpha Centauri group. Located in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), at a distance of 4.3 light-years, this system is made up of the ...

The closest star system to the Earth is the famous Alpha Centauri group. Located in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), at a distance of 4.3 light-years, this system is made up of the binary ...