The universe is vast, and while our solar system is the center of our everyday lives, it is just a tiny part of the cosmic ...

In 2012, astronomers excitedly announced the discovery of Alpha Centauri Bb, the first exoplanet around our nearest neighboring star system. Here's how it all fell apart.

No other star is known to have ever approached our solar system this close -- five times closer than the current closest star, Proxima Centauri. They analyzed the velocity and trajectory of a low ...

The existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, has been confirmed. It is the closest exoplanet to us in the universe.

Presented below is a list of some stars that are closest to our solar system, encompassing various types, including brown and sub-brown stars, all within a 20-light-year range from the Sun. 3 / 6.

Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System, has a planet that may have just the right features to support life on its surface. That makes this world the closest possible residence for ...

This is the closest star system discovered since 1916, and the third-closest to our sun. It is 6.5 light-years away. NASA / JPL-Caltech/Gemini Observatory / AURA / NSF ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

An alien planet discovered around a star in the Alpha Centauri system, the nearest to our own sun, has astronomers buzzing, and not just because it's the closest exoplanet to Earth ever seen.The ...

In a discovery that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, according to a ...

But this star system differs from the Sun in a pretty key way. Proxima Centauri is a small star called a red dwarf – it’s around 15% of the radius of our Sun, and it’s substantially cooler.