Barnard's Star, Orbit and planets

4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors
After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.
Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard's star
Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - though they concluded that all of them are too hot to harbor life, much like our solar system's innermost planet Mercury.
4 Tiny Planets Found Orbiting Earth's Closest Solitary Star
Considered a solitary star for its lack of stellar companions, Barnard's Star is notoriously lonely—signs of any exoplanets in its orbit have come and gone without reliable evidence. But today, astronomers know the star is in good company.
4 Rocky Worlds Found Orbiting Our Sun's Closest Single Star, And They're Tiny
Astronomers have been looking for exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star, the nearest solitary star to Earth at just 5.96 light-years away, since its discovery in 1916.
After 100 Years of Searching, Astronomers Confirm Four Planets at Barnard’s Star
Astronomers have discovered not one, but four tiny planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our cosmic neighbor. These planets, each about a fifth the mass of Earth, whip around their host star in just days—likely too hot for life but a major milestone in detecting smaller planets.
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know
Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now, four small planets have been found orbiting the star.
Astronomers Find Four Sub-Earth Planets Just Six Light-Years Away
Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to our own Sun. Now, two separate research teams have found solid evidence that four tiny planets—each less than half the mass of Earth—circle this nearby star at incredibly close distances.
Four small planets discovered around one of closest stars to Earth
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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Barnard's Star: Unveiling Hidden Worlds Beyond Reach
Barnard’s Star, a red dwarf too faint to see without a telescope, hosts four newly discovered planets detected by instruments on large telescopes. The planets' gravitational pull causes the star to ...
Astronomers Confirm 4 Rocky Exoplanets in Earth’s Backyard, Just 6 Light-Years Away
The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...
Scientists hunted for planets around our cosmic neighbor. They found 4.
"It’s a really exciting find — Barnard’s Star is our cosmic neighbor, and yet we know so little about it," Ritvik Basant, an ...
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NASA's Epic Space Odyssey: From Hopeful Returns to Ambitious Mars Vision
NASA and SpaceX have launched a new crew to the ISS, paving the way for the return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni ...
Researchers find exoplanets in our cosmic neighborhood
Basant's team, which also includes a researcher from Heidelberg University, found the exoplanets using the 8-meter Gemini ...