Alpha Centauri
Stephen Hawking & Yuri Milner Will Send A Spacecraft To Alpha Centauri
April 13, 2016 | EditorsRussian billionaire Yuri Milner & World-renowned British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking teamed up in a $100 million space initiative to develop a spacecraft that would send probes to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth. Read More
Alpha Centauri Bb: The Closest Exoplanet Ever Detected
February 24, 2015 | EditorsA little exoplanet living in a neighboring star system has caused a very big stir among scientists. It may be too hot for life to survive on its surface, but the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B has ignited hope that the star — one of two that orbit one another as a binary pair — could play host to a whole system of rocky worlds. But before we plan a trip to Alpha Centauri star system, what we need to know about this earth-sized world. Here is an astronomy guide for Alpha Centauri Bb. Read More
Astronomers Made An Extraordinary Discovery In The Nearest Solar System
February 3, 2014 | EditorsEuropean’s astronomers have announced the discovery of a planet having the same size as the Earth orbiting in the Alpha Centauris solar system, the nearest “neighbor” star to our planet. Read More
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