Gas Giant Orbiting Sun’s Next-Door Neighbour Could Host Moons Teeming with Life

Gas giant orbiting Sun’s next-door neighbour could host moons teeming with life

While the planet itself is unlikely to support life, its moons could be promising candidates for habitability.

Potential Discovery of a World Next Door

JWST provides new evidence that one of our nearest neighbor stars, Alpha Centauri A, might host a giant planet in its habitable zone.

Webb Telescope detects gas giant in closest star system to Earth

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected a gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the closest Sun-like star to Earth. Read now.

JWST detects giant exoplanet in the Alpha Centauri star system – just 4 light-years away

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the astronomy world. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have detected what could be a gas giant circling Alpha Centauri A — a star located only four light-years away in the triple-star Alpha Centauri system. This nearby stellar neighborhood, visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, contains Alpha Centauri A and Alph…