Alpha Centauri - The Neighboring Star and its Planetary System

Alpha Centauri is the closest planetary system to the solar system and stands out in our night sky. Alpha Centauri is 4.3 light-years from Earth and is actually a triple star system. Two stars orbit close together, while a third star (closest to the Sun) completes the system.

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Recently, two planets were found orbiting one of the stars, and one of them is even in the Habitable Zone. The components of the Alpha Centauri system are:

Stars:
Alpha Centauri A - Yellow Dwarf like the Sun
Alpha Centauri B - Orange Dwarf
Proxima Centauri - Red Dwarf, closest star to the Sun

Planets orbiting Proxima Centauri:
Next b and Next c

Proxima c is a possible mini-Neptune much larger than Earth. Proxima b is in the Habitable Zone, and is about the same size as Earth and may have many similar features to our planet.

We will see ways to travel to Alpha Centauri one day, learn about the method of discovering the planets, the characteristics of all the stars that make up the system, how the solar system would be seen from there, and of course, travel below the atmosphere of these fascinating neighboring worlds. Earth 🚀

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