Four tiny planets are orbiting one of our nearest stars

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...
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Four tiny planets found orbiting one of Earth's nearest stars in 'incredible' discovery

Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth, has been found to have four tiny planets in its orbit in an 'exciting' discovery by astronomers. Each of the four discovered planets are only ...
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Hubble telescope spots water around tiny hot and steamy exoplanet in 'exciting discovery'

"Water on a planet this small is a landmark discovery. It pushes closer than ever to characterizing truly Earth-like worlds." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know

Coel Hellier has received research council grants for the discovery of exoplanets. Barnard’s Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is ...
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Small Planets Don’t Need ‘Heavy Metal’ Stars to Form

The formation of small worlds like Earth previously was thought to occur mostly around stars rich in heavy elements such as iron and silicon. However, new ground-based observations, combined with data ...