It’s going to be almost impossible to travel to another star, but a new idea was announced that might get…
With all the attention Breakthrough Starshot has been getting some are wondering if Alpha Cantauri is the best place to…
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Howard Trottier, a physics professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in British Columbia, Canada.…
Stephen Hawking supports a plan to send tiny nano-spacecraft to the Centauri system within a generation.
With the recent milestone achieved by the New Horizons mission, many are contemplating what our next space exploration goal should…
While there are untold billions of celestial objects visible in the nighttime sky, some of them are better known than…
Alien planets that are slightly bigger than Earth could be more life-friendly than exoplanets closer to our own size, a new study…
Remember that planet discovered near Alpha Centauri almost exactly a year ago? As you may remember, it's the closest system to…
Artist’s impression of the planet around Alpha Centauri B. Credit: ESO Astronomers have discovered an enticing new planet that could…
Alpha Centauri is the closest known star system to the Solar System. Also known as Rigil Kentaurus, Alpha Centauri is…