Tagged: Centaurus

Which is the one star pattern that “stands out” among all the others? Just about every guide on astronomy and stargazing will list Orion as number one. But perhaps there might be a bias, since most Northern Hemisphere observers are only familiar with the stars...

Yale astronomers make now a close look at our neighboring Alpha Centauri star system and find new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there. This time, study ruled out the existence of a number of larger planets in the system that had popped...