Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using ...

Barnard’s Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest ...

The quartet of planets — named b, c, d and e — are some of the smallest rocky worlds ever detected. NASA says each has a mass ...

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

Sagittarius C is one of the most extreme environments in the Milky Way galaxy. This cloudy region of space sits about 200 ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star — one of our closest stellar neighbors — ...

The ELT could identify biosignatures on planets in our solar system as well as orbiting Proxima Centauri within hours.

First identified in 1916 by astrophotographer Edward Emerson Barnard, Barnard’s Star has long intrigued scientists. This latest discovery sheds light on the tiny worlds circling it and raises hopes ...