When compared to our own solar system, our nearest star system – the Alpha Centauri triple star system – is quite unusual. For starters, as the name suggests, it contains not one but three stars: ...
There are billions (or more) planets in the universe. Some of them orbit around a sun like Earth, and others are shooting through interstellar space. Some are gaseous, and some are rocky; some are ...
Engineers have unveiled a bold new concept for an interstellar spacecraft capable of transporting up to 2,400 people on a one-way, 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth.