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

Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of ...

Astronomers have long suspected that there was at least one exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star — a red dwarf with a mass ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

These rather small planets are a stone's throw from Earth in galactic terms, but were too small for previous instruments to ...

More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...

“But if a planet — including the Earth — is located too close to ... mass die-offs after calculating the supernova rate of stars closest to the sun — within 65 light-years — in the ...

Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions ... mass die-offs after calculating the supernova rate of stars closest to the sun — within 65 light-years ...