Both Alpha Centauri A and B could have terrestrial planets orbiting them out to about 2 AU's

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REB — 2/26/2008 7:38:41 PM (archived)

I have posted this article before. I first read it in a 1991 issue of Astronomy Magazine.

Wouldn't that be great to find between an Earth-like planet around each stars. If placed right, each star could have two planets in its life zone.

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Formation and Detectability of Terrestrial Planets Around Alpha Centauri B - Socrates II - 2/26/2008 5:44:07 AM
- Both Alpha Centauri A and B could have terrestrial planets orbiting them out to about 2 AU's - REB - 2/26/2008 7:38:41 PM
- Detecting Planets around Compact Binaries with Gravitational Wave Detectors in Space - Socrates II - 2/26/2008 3:40:51 PM
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