Barnard's star, Earth and Orbit

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.
Four exoplanets discovered orbiting our cosmic neighbor, Barnard’s Star
The recent findings up the number of exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star from one to at least three, possibly four, as researchers were able to use the MAROON-X instrument on the Gemini North telescope to confirm the existence of planets that were previously only candidates.
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.
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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128 new moons discovered orbiting Saturn, nearly doubling the ringed planet's total
Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the ...
Taking a closer look at the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1
TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star about 40.7 light-years away from Earth. It is of particular interest because it has seven ...
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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 ...
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Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet’s Title of ‘Moon King’
The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a ...
Moon king: Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn. Here's what we know.
The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...
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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Saturn has a whopping 274 moons ― scientists want to know why
A huge haul of 128 newfound satellites might be a hint of past collisions in the planet’s orbit, or something else.
Saturn now has a ridiculous number of moons
Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...