The IAU gave official designations to 227 stars, making Vega officially Vega, Mizar officially Mizar, Aldebaran officially Aldebaran, and Alpha Centauri its ancient name.

Alpha Centauri is, loosely, a system of three stars that are the closest neighbors to Earth. Proxima Centauri is the dimmest and the closest of the three, at just 4.22 light years away.

For example, the binary star Alpha Centauri, which lies 4.35 light-years from the sun, ... while Vega is reported to have dozens of different names, "Vega" will stand as the official name, ...

Ayres' research uses 13 years of data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to look at the x-ray radiation thrown off by the three stars making up the Alpha Centauri system.

Astronomers have discovered an alien planet right in our solar system's backyard, but residents of Earth shouldn't get their hopes up for an exploration mission anytime soon. The newfound world is ...

Alpha Centauri is the star system closest to our Solar System, and it is likely that particles from it could be making their way over to or already be in our stellar neighborhood. To know what to ...

The stars Alpha Centauri A and B are both similar to our sun and. Proxima Centauri is much fainter than Earth. 1.13: The mass of alien planet Alpha Centauri Bb as compared to that of Earth.

In Alpha Centauri's case for instance, it's easy to forget that the dialogue was largely done in Mad Lib style - endless conversations along the lines of "Greetings from the ...

7. Polyphemus in Avatar. The moon Pandora, home to the blue cat Na’vi people, is in orbit around the planet Polyphemus, itself in the Alpha Centauri star system.

Alpha Centauri is racing toward us at 0.007 light-years per century (80,000 kilometers per hour) and will be closest 28,000 years from now, when it will be 3.2 light-years from Earth.

"Alpha Centauri" is getting the boot. The longstanding star name has been displaced by its ancient counterpart in a new International Astronomical Union (IAU) catalog that designates 227 official ...