Alpha Centauri is our nearest neighboring star system at just over four light years away and is made up of three stars. Stars A and B orbit each other while the closest and smallest star C orbits both of those stars. In a recent article in The Astrophysical Journal, Dr. Charles Beichman and collaborators used JWST's coronagraph to investigate Alpha Centauri A for exoplanets.
Join us this week as Mike explores these amazing findings and what they could mean.
Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical events, the field of astronomy, and astronomy-related guests. It airs Thursdays at 9:45 am on KSMU.