New planet discovered orbiting a star close to Earth
Barnard b is only six light years away (Picture: ESO/M. Kornmesser)
Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting the closest solo star to Earth.
The solo star, which is known as Barnard’s star, is a red dwarf which is around 80% smaller than our sun and sits around six light years away from our solar system.
The newly discovered planet, dubbed Barnard b, has half the mass of Venus, and a year on it lasts slightly more than three Earth days.
The astronomers published...
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