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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Scientists discover four mini-earths at Barnard’s star
Star is a small, dim red dwarf star located in the constellation Ophiuchus. It’s distance was first measured by the ...
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 ...
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Hawaii-based telescope aids in discovery of four exoplanets
WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest ...