Alpha Centauri - Wikipedia
The Alpha Centauri system as a whole has two confirmed planets, both of them around Proxima Centauri. While other planets have been claimed to exist around all of the stars, none of the …
Alpha Centauri | Distance, Planets, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 14, 2025 · Alpha Centauri, triple star system that contains Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, about 4.2 light-years distant. The system is the third brightest star in the sky. The nearest …
NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin
Aug 7, 2025 · While there are three confirmed planets orbiting Proxima Centauri, the presence of other worlds surrounding Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B has proved challenging to confirm.
All We Know About The Planets of Alpha Centauri/Proxima Centauri
Feb 10, 2022 · At least two planets have been confirmed to exist in Alpha Centauri and other three strong candidates are currently close to confirmation but still further research. These two planets are …
Alpha Centauri Might Have a Planet, Webb Telescope Finds
Aug 7, 2025 · Astronomers have already found three planets swirling around Proxima Centauri, but now they may have spotted one circling Alpha Centauri A as well. The results are reported in two papers …
Alpha Centauri Planet Candidate Found by JWST - Astronomy Magazine
Aug 8, 2025 · While the smaller star in the system, Proxima Centauri, is known to host three planets, its larger companions, Alpha Centauri A and B, have proven to be far more elusive targets for planet...
Possible Planet Is Spotted Around Neighboring Alpha Centauri Star
Aug 8, 2025 · Three stars make up Alpha Centauri. But only two, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, are like our sun. They are locked in close orbit around each other.
Alpha Centauri: Nearest Star System to the Sun | Star Facts
Sep 9, 2025 · Three exoplanets have been detected orbiting the star to date. Two are confirmed and one is disputed. Proxima Centauri b, an Earth-sized planet discovered in 2016, orbits in the star’s …
Alpha Centauri Planet Search - The Planetary Society
The Planetary Society helped fund a search for planets around our nearest stellar neighbor.
Alpha Centauri - Wikiwand
Additional planets may exist in the Alpha Centauri system, either orbiting Alpha Centauri A or Alpha Centauri B individually, or in large orbits around Alpha Centauri AB.