This mystery of how material moves across the galaxy is a key focus of this research. By studying Alpha Centauri, the researchers propose a new framework to understand the journey of particles as ...

“but also opens new pathways for exploring the interconnectedness of stellar systems and the potential for material exchange ...

Though it appears as a single bright speck in the sky, Alpha Centauri is actually a triple ... the potential for material exchange across the Galaxy," the paper reads.

We aren't talking about "little green men" here, however — more "little (and not so little) gray rocks," asteroids from the triple star system Alpha Centauri. The scientists behind the new ...