4 Rocky Planets Orbiting Our Closest Lone Star

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.
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.
Four small planets discovered orbiting the nearest single star to Earth
Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% the mass of Earth.
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 exoplanets discovered orbiting our cosmic neighbor, Barnard’s Star
Researchers have looked at our nearest stellar neighbor and made a remarkable discovery.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Found: Four Rocky Planets Orbiting Our Closest Lone Star
Barnard’s Star is our cosmic neighbor, and yet we know so little about it,” said Ritvik Basant, Ph.D student at the University of Chicago
Scientists found four tiny planets orbiting one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.The four planets, each only about 20 to 30% the mass of Earth,
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade ...
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Planetary system found around nearest single star
Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S.
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Life on Mars? It probably looks like something you'd find in your stomach
Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...
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Single-Use Planet
SINGLE-USE PLANET goes upstream in the U.S. to where millions of tons of raw plastic are being made with generous government support. How have other countries solved for the pollution? The quest ...
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The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today
(Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated how far Pluto is from the sun. The correct number is 3.7 billion miles.) What was discovered in Flagstaff, Arizona, and killed off in Prague?
Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes: More Earth-like planets may exist
A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...
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New Documentary ‘Single-Use Planet’ Explores the Global Impact of Single-Use Plastics, Premiering on Public Television in April 2025
Single-Use Planet will air on public television stations nationwide starting April 1, 2025 (check local listings). KQED 9 will air the film on Wednesday, April 30th at 8pm.