Barnard's star has seen several claims of orbiting worlds, dating back to the 1960s. Much more recently, a super-Earth was predicted in 2018, but this discovery was refuted in 2021. Research published ...

Research published in August 2024 finally confirmed the presence of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, dubbed Barnard’s Star b or Barnard b for short. And now, three additional planets have ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using advanced technology, these are the smallest exoplanets detected via the ...

This artist’s concept pictures the planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, as seen from close to the surface of one of them. Image credit: International Gemini ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — 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 ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

This artist’s concept pictures the planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, as seen from close to the surface of one of them. Credit: International Gemini Observatory ...

Apr. 25, 2025 — Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit ...