The task of finding planets by this method starts with building highly sensitive spectrograph instruments. They are mounted ...

After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

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 ...

NASA and SpaceX are postponing a mission to swap astronauts stuck on the ISS due to rocket issues. Also, NASA must soon ...

Astronomers have detected four small planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of the closest stars to Earth, at just six ...

Considered a solitary star for its lack of stellar companions, Barnard's Star is notoriously lonely—signs of any exoplanets ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...

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 ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star, one of our closest stellar neighbours.