Alpha Centauri and the New Astronomy
Alpha Centauri as seen by the Cassini orbiter above the limb of Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Alpha Centauri and the New Astronomy by PAUL GILSTER on OCTOBER 16, 2012 For much...
View ArticleHow long would it take to get to Alpha Centauri? | Space | EarthSky
EarthSky OCT 17, 2012 How long would it take to get to Alpha Centauri? Alpha Centauri is the nearest star system to our sun. But, at 4.3 light-years away, getting there would be extremely difficult....
View ArticleHow Will Humans Get to Alpha Centauri? — io9
How Will Humans Get to Alpha Centauri? Robert T. Gonzalez Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a star in Alpha Centauri, just 4.3 light-years from Earth. With surface...
View ArticleOn Super-Earths and Alpha Centauri — Centauri Dreams
On Super-Earths and Alpha Centauri by PAUL GILSTER on NOVEMBER 13, 2012 The discovery of Centauri B b, a small planet with a mass similar to Earth, continues to percolate in the news even if the...
View ArticleAlpha Centauri in Perspective — Centauri Dreams
Image: Despite the overexposure of Centauri A and B that fuses the two stars into one at top left, I like it because it reveals Proxima Centauri (shown by the arrow at bottom right), an indication of...
View ArticlePack a Bag for the Stars: A Shopping List for Deep Space? « AmericaSpace
At some indeterminate time in the future, our descendents will take the sage advice of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky—the father of modern cosmonautics—to its ultimate conclusion: by leaving the cradle forever...
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