Alien life could survive on Earth-like planets circling dead stars, study suggests
New research suggests that life could have the time and energy to arise on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking ...
The naturalness of the seasonal time change: Researchers question basis of modern criticism
What is the best time to start the day in view of the variation in when the sun rises? This is the problem analyzed by Jorge ...
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The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets
Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.
Study reveals white dwarfs could host life-supporting planets
Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After ...
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Astronomers find that a surprising number of exoplanets could host life
For years, astronomers have searched the cosmos for planets capable of supporting life. Most efforts focus on the "habitable zone," the region around a star where a planet could have liquid water. But ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
Entire planetary system of four tiny exoplanets found orbiting the nearest single star to the sun
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
Scientists Discover Four Intriguing Planets Around Closest Single-Star Solar System to Earth
Earth exoplanets orbiting the closest single-star system to us, called Barnard's Star. As detailed in a new paper published ...
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4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors
The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's ...