{"id":220106,"date":"2025-08-14T12:38:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/wow-we-finally-have-evidence-of-a-planet-in-the-nearby-alpha-centauri"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:38:05","slug":"wow-we-finally-have-evidence-of-a-planet-in-the-nearby-alpha-centauri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/wow-we-finally-have-evidence-of-a-planet-in-the-nearby-alpha-centauri","title":{"rendered":"Wow! We Finally Have Evidence of a Planet in the Nearby Alpha Centauri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TDhzkhf1Bt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/whatdamath\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/whatdamath<\/a> (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads)<br \/> Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: <a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/whatdamath\">http:\/\/paypal.me\/whatdamath<\/a>.<br \/> Get a Wonderful Person Tee: <a href=\"https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/whatdamath\">https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/whatdamath<\/a>.<br \/> More cool designs are on Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QFIrFX\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QFIrFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about new evidence for a large planet in the Alpha Centauri system near us.<br \/> Links:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VEjwhsyr3w\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasas-webb-finds-new-evidence-for-planet-around-closest-solar-twin\/\">NASA\u2019s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;NASA\u2019s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin&#8221; &#8212; NASA Science\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/nasas-webb-finds-new-evidence-for-planet-around-closest-solar-twin\/embed\/#?secret=VdttBFuahz#?secret=VEjwhsyr3w\" data-secret=\"VEjwhsyr3w\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2508.03814\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2508.03814<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2508.03812\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2508.03812<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/add880\/meta\">https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/add880\/meta<\/a>.<br \/> Other videos:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Proxima Centauri Update - Major New Discoveries From Closest Star\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gwz1t2NVACY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Updates on Proxima B, The Closest Exoplanet to Us...Is Life Possible Here or Nah?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmIWzTJYHMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lidov-Kozai Mechanism - Or How We Realized There Might Be Planet 9\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wPQ33axCFpQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/> #alphacentauri #planet #jameswebbspacetelescope.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Alpha centauri surprise!<br \/> 0:40 What we know about the star system so far.<br \/> 2:57 Potential detection in 2019<br \/> 3:35 Why JWST is so good at this but there were still challenges.<br \/> 4:55 Methods used to observe this star.<br \/> 5:30 Surprise results and the initial analysis.<br \/> 8:00 Non detection at later dates was important! Orbits worked out.<br \/> 9:15 What we know about the planet so far.<br \/> 11:30 Could this be rings?<br \/> 12:30 What this implies and conclusions.<br \/> 13:30 What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy and please subscribe.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin\/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow!<br \/> bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4<br \/> or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/wow-we-finally-have-evidence-of-a-planet-in-the-nearby-alpha-centauri\">Continue reading \u201cWow! We Finally Have Evidence of a Planet in the Nearby Alpha Centauri\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http:\/\/paypal.me\/whatdamath. Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/whatdamath. More cool designs are on Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! 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