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A new planet next door? | Space – EarthSky
Astronomers have spotted “something” near Alpha Centauri A, in the star system nearest our Earth and sun. If it turns out to be a planet, it’ll be the first time…
Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to our sun. The inset image shows the two primary stars, A and B (a 3rd star, Proxima, lies some distance away). A new study shows that a planet might lie within the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A. Images via Zdenek Bardon and NASA/ CXC/ Univ. of Colorado/ T. Ayres et al.
Astronomers have imaged something near the star Alpha Centauri A, in the star system next door to our sun, just 4.4 light-years away. Is it an asteroid, or dust, or an image glitch,…
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