Claims of worlds orbiting Barnard’s star have been made before. But an advanced instrument could provide the breakthrough that finally confirms the star hosts a planetary system

Barnard’s star is a red dwarf about six light-years away from our sun and six light-years away from Earth. It is considered the closest single star and second closest stellar system to us, following Alpha Centauri’s three-star group. It is too dim to be seen with the naked eye despite being so close to us, but can be observed with telescopes .

Earth-mass planet that was discovered orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our solar system, in this undated handout. ESO/M. Kornmesser/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barnard's star is a red dwarf,

By contrast, Barnard's star is the closest solo star to our own. Overall, the importance of this study is that it holds out promise for future research. "This result further stimulates the search for Earth-and sub-Earth-mass planets in the nearest stars of the solar neighbourhood,

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that orbits a red dwarf star “just” six light-years away from Earth. Barnard’s star is the closest solo star and the second-closest stellar system to our planet,

Barnard's Star, 6 light years away, is a red dwarf and the closest to our own after the triple-star Centauri system. There's a planet whirling around it, somewhat smaller than Venus. Don't get your hopes up,