Reaching Alpha Centauri within a single human lifetime has long sounded like science fiction, yet a new generation of nuclear ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about "little green men" here, however — more "little (and not so little) gray rocks ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Lasers could be used to propel tiny spacecraft toward Alpha Centauri, scientists suggest. | ...

Interstellar asteroids visiting our solar system from parts unknown used to be the stuff of science fiction. But today, we know of at least two such bodies Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov respectively ...

The search for habitable exoplanets spans far and wide, pushing the limits of what our modern telescopes are capable of. But rest assured that we aren’t ignoring what’s in our own backyard.

The ESO’s Very Large Telescope looms in the foreground of this image, and a star map has been superimposed on the night sky to show the locations of Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri. (ESO Photo) ...

This image shows the most massive planet-hosting star pair to date, b Centauri, and its giant planet b Centauri b. (Photo by ESO/Janson et al.) (CN) — Scientists with the European Southern Observatory ...

The new TOLIMAN space telescope could launch in the mid-2020s. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new space telescope mission ...

Astronomers have taken a fresh look at the nearby Alpha Centauri star system and found new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there. According to a study, there may be small, Earth-like ...

In 2069, if all goes according to plan, NASA could launch a spacecraft bound to escape our solar system and visit our next-door neighbors in space, the three-star Alpha Centauri system, according to a ...

Yale astronomers have taken a fresh look at the nearby Alpha Centauri star system and found new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there. According to a study led by Professor Debra ...