Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

We aren't talking about "little green men" here, however — more "little (and not so little) gray rocks," asteroids from the triple star system Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri is the closest star ...

Unveiling the Cosmic Highway: Alpha Centauri’s Particles Making Their Way to Our Solar System The concept of a “cosmic highway” is not new, but this study marks a significant step in ...

Though it appears as a single bright speck in the sky, Alpha Centauri is actually a triple star system, with several suspected exoplanets, including a super-Earth called Proxima Centauri b ...

"Assuming Alpha Centauri is ejecting material ... and its orbital path indicated by a gray solid line (top row only). α Cen's location and path are shown by a yellow star and blue solid line ...

A new collaboration between Brown University and TU Delft has brought us closer to interstellar travel using light-powered ...

Using ALMA, astronomers discovered that Proxima Centauri produces frequent, high-energy millimeter-wavelength flares that could significantly alter or strip the atmospheres of its habitable-zone ...

Researchers estimate over a million interstellar objects from Alpha Centauri may already be lurking in the icy shell surrounding our solar system. Stars don’t hoard their material—Gregg and ...