Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

They can perturb orbits and give a little bit of extra ... how many comets and asteroids might be leaving the Alpha Centauri system." If Gregg and Wiegert are correct and Alpha Centauri does ...

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our own ... their gravitational interactions perturb the orbits of other smaller objects in Alpha Centauri, ranging from asteroids and comets ...

“If a planet orbits too close to its star ... Two exoplanets have been detected in the Alpha Centauri system, both orbiting ...

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

Explore Earth and its relationships with a plethora of planets, stars and galaxies in its cosmic family, Laniakea, the ...

"If a planet orbits too close to its star ... Two exoplanets have been detected in the Alpha Centauri system, both orbiting the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. Various methods are used to detect ...

Interstellar materials have been identified in our Solar System, but their origin remains a mystery. A recent study suggests that the Alpha Centauri system, our stellar neighbor, could be their source ...

Caption This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha ...

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 ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be ... gravitational interactions perturb the orbits of other smaller objects in Alpha Centauri, ranging from asteroids and ...