Astronomers at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, led by Kevin Wagner, have identified evidence for a potential ...

The week saw strong performances from works across modern, post-war and contemporary art, realising $548,287,704 and totalling over $2 billion with the inclusion of the Paul G. Allen Collection ...

From the frozen edges of our solar system to the blazing light of Alpha Centauri, this episode explores humanity’s first real steps toward the stars. Discover how we could one day cross the vast gulf ...

Born Nov. 10, 1861, in Scotland, Robert Thorburn Ayton Innes would reshape our understanding of our cosmic neighborhood when ...

If there are planets around Alpha Centauri, the time to find them is now. Thanks to the current position of the star system, astronomers have the best conditions to spot new exoplanets in our cosmic ...

One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking about "little green men" here, however — more "little (and not so little) gray rocks ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has given us this stunning view of the bright Alpha Centauri A (on the left) and Alpha Centauri B (on the right), shining like huge cosmic headlamps in the dark.

Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Some people—myself ...

Two sounding rockets are launching from Australia this month, carrying experiments designed to measure whether the ultraviolet light coming from the stars of the Alpha Centauri system could be harmful ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Pretty soon we may know of a few distant alien rocky planets ...

Alpha Centauri Kid is an artist who was born in 1986. How much does an Alpha Centauri Kid cost? The artist's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3,600 ...