Have astronomers finally found a planet around Alpha Centauri? Maaaaaaaaaybe.

A team of astronomers has found… well, something near one of the stars of Alpha Centauri that is consistent with it being a planet, possibly around the size of Neptune. However, to be very clear, it's not proven yet — it could be a dust cloud or it could even not be real at all.

Call me "cautiously interested." But if it is a planet, that would be very cool indeed.

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to ours. It consists of three stars, a binary star consisting of Alpha Centauri A and B,...