Alpha Centauri, part of the three-star system closet to our own, is often posed in science fiction as humanity's first hop into the beyond-or perhaps its first meeting of the minds with alien ...

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the astronomy world. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have detected ...

Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this star's system is home to ...