Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know
Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...
Four tiny planets are orbiting one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...
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What is the brightest star in the sky?
is actually much dimmer than other stars, ranking about 50th in brightness in the sky. The closest star is part of the Alpha Centauri system, NASA says. It contains three stars, and Proxima ...
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The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri
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 ...
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Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
ESA/NASA Our nearest stellar neighbor, Alpha Centauri, is moving towards us at a slow and steady pace. In about 3,000 years, the triple star system will be at its closest point to Earth ...