Looking for an interstellar getaway? Consider a vacation in sunny Epsilon Eridani. Earlier this week, NASA astronomers reported that the nearby solar system looks a lot like our own and could hold ...

Sometimes in science a negative result is just as important as a positive one. And sometimes data artifacts get the better of even the best space observatories. Both of those ideas seem to hold true ...

A star just 10 light-years away may provide a fascinating glimpse into the beginnings of our own Solar System. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the ...

The debris disk closest to Earth is the one around the star epsilon Eridani at a distance of 3.2 pc. It is the prime target for detailed studies of a belt of planetesimals left from the early phase of ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with ground-based observatories, has provided definitive evidence for the existence of the nearest extrasolar planet to our solar system. The ...

Astronomers discovered the nearby star Epsilon Eridani has two rocky asteroid belts and an outer icy ring, making it a triple-ring system. The inner asteroid belt is a virtual twin of the asteroid ...

The nearest planetary system to our own has two asteroid belts in addition to a previously known ice belt, according to the latest observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The location and ...

The nearest known planetary system to Earth sports two asteroid belts, a new study suggests. The relatively young system could offer clues about how the solar system formed and might be the ideal ...

— -- Star Trek fans, take heart — Mr. Spock's fabled home star, the nearby Epsilon Eridani, could harbor an Earth-like planet. NASA astronomers today report that the triple-ringed star has an ...