BETA
Chapter 1
The real-life triple-star neighborhood
Chapter 2
The classic sci-fi Centaurians
Chapter 3
Marvel's blue-skinned space archers
Chapter 4
What real Centaurians would look like
Chapter 5
Knocking on their cosmic door
YOUR GOAL
Master of Our neighbors the Centaurians
Ch 1 · The real-life triple-star neighborhood
007skaty Drag planets into the habitable zone to discover which Centauri neighbors could support life.
007skaty Alpha Centauri System
Three stars are hanging right next door (right next door) / Two orbit close while one drifts far (such a distant star)
Fun Fact
Stellar weight: Proxima Centauri is so small that it is only about 12% the mass of our Sun, barely large enough to ignite nuclear fusion.
Quiz
Which planet in the Proxima system is one of the lightest exoplanets ever detected, at just a quarter of Earth's mass?
Quiz
Approximately how far away is the Alpha Centauri system from Earth in light-years?
Quiz
How long does it take for the binary stars Alpha Centauri A and B to orbit each other?
Quiz
How long does it take for Proxima Centauri b to complete one orbit around its star?
Quiz
In what year did astronomers confirm the discovery of the Earth-sized planet Proxima Centauri b?