We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there are.

Researchers mapping a bubble of superheated gas that surrounds our solar system found a surprise, there is a tunnel that may ...

This mystery of how material moves across the galaxy is a key focus of this research. By studying Alpha Centauri, the researchers propose a new framework to understand the journey of particles as ...

Alpha Centauri is also moving towards us ... of stellar systems and the potential for material exchange across the Galaxy," the paper reads.

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

This week’s small-telescope target is the Lambda (λ) Centauri Cluster in Centaurus ... week’s first large-scope object is the Frame Galaxy, otherwise known as spiral NGC 3621 in the ...

Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.

Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth, is home to three stars, one of which is so tantalizingly similar to our sun that many experts speculate that its solar system might contain ...