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4 Tiny Planets Discovered Near Earth

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Four Tiny Planets Discovered Near Earth, After Century-Long Search

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by discovering four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our closest single-star neighbor. Using the high-precision MAROON-X instrument on the Gemini North telescope,

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Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth – an expert explains what we know

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now, four small planets have been found orbiting the star.

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Astronomers Find Four Sub-Earth Planets Just Six Light-Years Away

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 that four tiny planets—each less than half the mass of Earth—circle this nearby star at incredibly close distances.

Planetary system found around nearest single star

Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S.

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After 100 Years of Searching, Astronomers Confirm Four Planets at Barnard’s Star

Astronomers have discovered not one, but four tiny planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our cosmic neighbor. These planets, each ...

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