Put on your friendliest face and say hello to the newest member of our planetary neighborhood: Barnard’s star b. An international team led by researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science ...

It's called Barnard's star b, and while it might not be too hospitable, it's further proof planets are plentiful beyond our solar system. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

The exoplanet Barnard’s Star b might be frigid, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t support life. At least, that’s the claim of a team of astrophysicists from Villanova University. They say that while ...

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Astronomers have discovered a "super-Earth" located just six light-years from our planet, orbiting the nearest lone star to our Sun. Named for its parent star, the exoplanet Barnard's Star b has a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SEATTLE — One of Earth's nearest exoplanet neighbors, the planet orbiting Barnard's Star, may ...

Astronomers think they've found a "cold super-Earth" exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star. Barnard's star, less than six light-years from us, is the closest single-star system to our sun. The new world, ...

The star it orbits is called Barnard's Star. This is a red dwarf—a type of small and cool star smaller than our Sun. The planet is named after the star it orbits. The letter 'b' is the suffix showing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Nov. 14, 2018, astronomers announced the detection of a planet candidate circling Barnard's ...

The nearest single star to the sun apparently hosts a big, icy planet. Astronomers have found strong evidence of a frigid alien world about 3.2 times more massive than Earth circling Barnard's Star, a ...