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This newly found super-Earth might have blown off its own atmosphere
A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.
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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations
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.
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains what we know
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
'Breakthrough' discovery as scientists find 4 Earth-like planets near 'cosmic neighbour'
However, thanks to some serious space detective work, including a powerful new tool called MAROON-X, a team of scientists was ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...
Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...
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The nearest single star to Earth has four small planets
Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.