Scientists discover four Earth-like planets orbiting Barnard's Star
Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using ...
Smallest rocky exoplanets: NASA spots Earth-like planets circling Barnard’s Star, but there's a catch
The quartet of planets — named b, c, d and e — are some of the smallest rocky worlds ever detected. NASA says each has a mass ...
NASA Discovers Four New Earth-Like Rocky Planets That Are Best Places To Find Life
Scientists have just discovered four small, rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star to our solar system after the Alpha Centauri system, NASA announced. Located only six ...
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JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large
The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...
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Four tiny rocky planets found orbiting Barnard’s star: A milestone discovery
First identified in 1916 by astrophotographer Edward Emerson Barnard, Barnard’s Star has long intrigued scientists. This latest discovery sheds light on the tiny worlds circling it and raises hopes ...
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What's the difference between a young exoplanet and an old one?
Understanding exoplanet evolution could help solve the mystery of the 'hot Neptune desert.' As astronomers delve deeper into ...
JWST Captures Unseen Details of Exoplanets in HR 8799 and 51 Eridani Systems
Astronomers used JWST’s coronagraphs in a unique way to capture new images of exoplanets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani ...
James Webb dives into the heart of the Milky Way to study star formation
Webb first observed the region called Sagittarius C in 2023. Now researchers are now using those observations to study star formation in the wider area around the center of the Milky Way, known as the ...