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 ...

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have unveiled the existence of a “cosmic highway”—a pathway of interstellar material from the Alpha Centauri system that may already be linking our solar ...

The detection of a large interstellar object in 2017 named 'Oumuamua was a landmark discovery. Figuring out where the wayward traveler came from, though, is another challenge entirely, especially ...

The search for interstellar visitors has taken an unexpected turn. While previous discoveries like ‘Oumuamua and Comet 2I/Borisov proved that objects from beyond our solar system can pass through, new ...

Diminutive Barnards Star is closer in size to Jupiter than to the Sun. Only the three stars that make up the Alpha Centauri system lie closer to us. A study proposes that Alpha Centauri could be ...

The Alpha Centauri star system is approaching the sun. Two researchers have determined how many objects from there have already reached us and could reach us. At the edge of the solar system, there ...

New data suggests the Alpha Centauri solar system could be home to Earth-like exoplanets Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters ...

Yale astronomers have taken a fresh look at the nearby Alpha Centauri star system and found new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there. According to a study led by Professor Debra ...

Our sun's closest star system, Alpha Centauri, is "almost certainly" home to small Earth-like planets capable of harbouring alien life, scientists have claimed. Alpha Centauri, which is "only" 24.9 ...

I’m usually sceptical about eye-catching space missions bankrolled by rich men and launched in the presence of Stephen Hawking. So I’m surprised to find myself intrigued by Yuri Milner’s Project ...