Changes

</ref>

</ref>

}}

}}

'''Alpha Centauri''' is a star in the constellation Centaurus and the third brightest in the sky.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> Alpha Centauri is a double star system consisting of Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. At 4.32 [[light year]]s from [[Earth]], it is one of the closest stars to the [[Solar System]]. [[Proxima Centauri]] is slightly closer to the [[Solar System]] than these 2 stars.   

'''Alpha Centauri''' is a star in the constellation Centaurus and the third brightest in the sky.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> Alpha Centauri is a double star system consisting of Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B. At 4.32 [[light year]]s from [[Earth]], Alpha Centauri is one of the closest star systems to the [[Solar System]]. [[Proxima Centauri]] is slightly closer to the [[Solar System]] than these 2 stars.   

It was popular in [[science fiction]] and was the destination of the space traveling family in the TV show from the 1960s [[Lost in Space]].

It was popular in [[science fiction]] and was the destination of the space traveling family in the TV show from the 1960s [[Lost in Space]].