Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
Scientists Think Visitors From Another Star System May Have Infiltrated Our Galactic Neighborhood
Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...
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Scientists Say Objects From Alpha Centauri May Already Be In Our Solar System
The search for interstellar visitors has taken an unexpected turn. While previous discoveries like ‘Oumuamua and Comet ...
Interstellar visitors: Material from Alpha Centauri may already be here
Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...
Over one million interstellar objects may be hiding in our solar system—and some could be drifting toward earth
Over a million interstellar objects larger than 100 meters could be in the outer solar system, originating from Alpha ...
Interstellar Asteroids Could Originate From Alpha Centauri, Says Paper
New paper points to the Alpha Centauri triple star system as likely potential source of millions of interstellar asteroids and comets.
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Alpha Centauri Particles Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Suggests
"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha ...
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Alpha Centauri Sending Stream of Objects Into Our Solar System, Scientists Propose
The detection of a large interstellar objects in 2017 named 'Oumuamua was a remarkable discovery. Figuring out where the ...
1 Mio. interstellar objects from Alpha Centauri at the edge of the solar system
The Alpha Centauri star system is approaching the sun. Two researchers have determined how many objects from there have ...
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Interstellar visitors: Material from Alpha Centauri may already be here
How many other objects from our stellar neighbors could be visiting our solar system? The Alpha Centauri (AC) star system is our nearest stellar neighbor and consists of three stars: Alpha ...
More than one million objects as large as the Statue of Liberty found in the outer solar system– Should we be concerned?
Some are as big as the Statue of Liberty. But these aren’t asteroids from our own solar system– they may have come from an entirely different star sys ...