A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the ...

Scientists have discovered four planets orbiting Barnard's Star, the closest solitary star to Earth, located approximately 5.96 light-years away. "It's a really exciting find—Barnard's Star is our ...

A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four international astronauts is on a pioneering journey circling Earth over its poles after launching Monday night from Florida. Financed and led by cryptocurrency ...

which orbit their star in quick, snug circles. Joining Barnard b are Barnard c, d, and e, whose years last anywhere from 2.3 Earth days (Barnard d) to 6.7 Earth days (Barnard e). These orbits are ...

Only the three stars that make up the Alpha Centauri system lie closer to us. The planets newly discovered around Barnard’s ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting ... pulls of the planets when moving in circles around the star. Advanced technology enables detection of small exoplanets ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

The planets closely orbit Barnard’s Star, zipping around their stellar host in a matter of days, compared with the year it takes Earth to complete one orbit around the sun. The outermost planet ...

Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...