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The number of interstellar objects coming from Alpha Centauri will increase over time
Alpha Centauri’s two brightest stars blend together (yellow star at far left) in a photograph that captures the Southern Cross (center). New calculations indicate that Alpha Centauri is sending comets, asteroids and dust particles our way.
A. Fujii
Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun, is probably shedding comets and asteroids into our solar system — and even producing a few meteors in our sky.
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