Four planets orbit Barnard's Star, too hot for life

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Four small planets, each 20-30% Earth's mass, orbit Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. Their close proximity to the star likely makes them too hot for habitability. This discovery marks a significant step in detecting smaller planets around nearby stars.

In this video: An artist's conception of the four planets circling around Barnard's Star. The planets are so close to the star that they zip around their sun in a matter of days. Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / R. Proctor / J. Pollard

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