Alpha Centauri has long fascinated astronomers as the closest star system to our own. Located just 4.37 light-years away, ...

Alpha Centauri is a mere 4.3 light-years from us ... Editor's note: If you have an amazing night sky photo you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing ...

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Alpha Centauri (α Cen / α Centauri) is the brightest star system (a triple star system) in the southern constellation of Centaurus, and contains the fourth brightest star in the night sky ...

Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, is probably shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system — and even producing a few meteors in our sky. Located just 4.3 light-years ...

Looking up at the night sky can fill you with awe as you sift through ... The system is found in the constellation Centaurus and is seen in the southern sky. The Alpha Centauri star system might have ...