Going to wait for confirmation of Alpha Centauri Ab before I change my own vision of the system but it's still The Capital, the Future History won't be too different.
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Get your filthy Tech Bros hands off Alpha Centauri!
I'm watching you...
#Astronomy #Science #Planets #space #Discovery #JamesWebb #Telescope #exoplanets #AlphaCentauri #Earth
Always interesting, and even though it’s relatively close, it’ll take some very radical technology to get there.
New signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xezw3dkpo
www.bbc.comNew signs found of giant gas planet in 'Earth's neighbourhood'The possible planet is just four-and-a-half light years away and may have moons that sustain life.
"If the finding were confirmed to represent a planet—and not instead a clump of dust or some instrumental aberration—it would be a gas giant, akin to a warmer version of our own Saturn. It would orbit within Alpha Centauri A’s habitable zone, the starlight-bathed region where liquid water can persist on a planet’s surface. But the world itself would likely be lifeless, smothered beneath thick layers of gas."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-spots-possible-alien-planet-at-alpha-centauri/
Scientific American · JWST Spots Possible Alien Planet at Alpha Centauri
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@RamenCatholic I too, will accept the judgement of the Unicorn...
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Seriously though, we have to get their before the Tech Bros do, they'll just make another dystopia with child brides...
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Here is the paper: "Worlds Next Door: A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of
α Cen A. II. Binary Star Modeling, Planet and Exozodi Search, and Sensitivity Analysis"
arxiv.orgWorlds Next Door: A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of 𝛼 Cen A. II. Binary Star Modeling, Planet and Exozodi Search, and Sensitivity Analysis
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Annoyingly, this does mean revising my own fictional Alpha Centauri but for the most brilliant of reasons!
I imagine there are LOT of revisions for other worldbuilding projects, Alpha Centauri is a big deal, being the next star system on from ours.
Disturbingly similar set up to the locations in the Avatar movie series, has James Cameron actually been to Alpha Centauri and that's why it takes so long for an Avatar movie?
Its location filming!
IFLScience · Strongest Evidence Yet Our Closest Sun-Like Star 4.37 Light-Years Away Has A Planet – And It’s A Gas Giant
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@badastro will there be blue giant humanoids on a moon of that planet? I still can't be bothered to watch the sequel though....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1rrX1Xae8
Last year when we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri #AlphaCentauri https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/attention-sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-25th-anniversary-celebration-fan-film-series-game-remake-more.688050/ we showed you the first episode of a brilliant new fan shortfilm series by Ratimir Rakuljic titled 'University Base' retelling the story of University faction leader Prokhor Zakharov's journey to Alpha Centauri. Well the day has come that his big Episode 2 titled 'Fractured Unity' is here.. in fact it's so big he's splitting it into 3 parts! We hope folks enjoy it as much as they did Episode 1! :)
Join the discussion here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/alpha-centauri-university-base-a-25th-anniversary-fan-series.687882/
While we normally post news about Civ and other related games which are of interest for the community from this account, we’d not like to use this place for a request for help: Our friends over at https://alphacentauri2.info/ #AlphaCentauri are in need of technical assistance, and we’re asking our community here if anyone has experience with the #LAMP stack and some hours time to spare to help them out. For more details please post in this thread or PM Buster’s Uncle https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/alphacentauri2-info-down.687822/page-2#post-16840499
You damn right I'm naming the superhabitable world orbiting Tollman (Alpha Centauri B) 'LeGuin' in my Worldbuilding, so many reasons to do so.
Most importantly it is a statement in Universe and out, a hopepunk space opera, the old world making way for new worlds.
A real cartographer, used to working with real geographic data, decides to try his map making skills on a ‘fantasy’, game-inspired world: specifically Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri. This essay is a deep dive into the technical aspects of what it took for him to make the map, and the difference between making traditional real-world maps and fantasy maps. A small group of you may be interested in his journey, and the story he tells. #Maps #Cartography #MapMaking #AlphaCentauri
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2025/05/20/planetfall/
somethingaboutmaps · PlanetfallGentle readers, I have just wrapped up a fun side project that will be of great interest to a very small number of you. The result of one of the most technically demanding efforts of my career, I a…
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@setiinstitute It's not impossible for Tardigrades to have made it out to Alpha Centauri.....
Settler Colonial States come and got but The Pirate Bay is eternal.
May it be taken onboard a lightprobe to Alpha Centauri and continue the Mission.
As I look to nearby stars to escape the terrestrial horrors coming through on our screens I know that I am not alone in dreaming of what could be
https://www.space.com/35669-breakthrough-starshot-proxima-centauri-physics-interstellar-hawking.html
Space · Super-Fast Spacecraft Could Slow Down Using Alpha Centauri's Starlight as Brakes
"My words are backed with Nuclear Weapons!"
Do you still get to build the starship to Alpha Centauri at the end?
New #DiceyStories #ttrpg #actualplay campaign starts today! #AlphaCentauri: Chronicles of Chiron.
Planetfall – 100,000 lucky humans leave Earth to settle the planet Chiron in the Alpha Centauri system. Due to unforeseen events, Mariah and Cleve awake from cryosleep separated from the rest of the explorers. What they find is an exciting new planet to which humanity has brought all its old flaws.
https://diceystories.com/ds217-alpha-centauri-chronicles-of-chiron-planetfall-part-1-of-7/
In #podcast or #novelization form.
#scifi #writing #genesys
Dicey Stories · DS217 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Planetfall | Part 1 of 7 : Dicey StoriesMariah and Cleve leave Earth aboard Unity, seeking a new life on the planet Chiron in the Alpha Centauri system. But something goes wrong on the way there.