This 12-Billion-Year-Old Star Just Threw a Monster Flare #astronomy #shorts Description: Barnard’s Star is one of the oldest and closest stars to the Sun—about twice our Sun’s age and only 6 light‑years away. It should be quiet and calm, yet astronomers caught it unleashing a scorching blue flare more like a young, active red dwarf. This short reveals why this ancient star surprised scientists. #barnardsstar #redwarf #space #astronomy #astrophysics #science #shorts Keywords (comma-separated): ba

Super-Earth Discovered Orbiting Barnard’s Star, Our 2nd Nearest Neighbour. • Red Dots campaign uncovers compelling evidence of exoplanet around closest single star to Sun 14 November 2018 VIDEO: The nearest single star to the Sun hosts an exoplanet at least 3.2 times as massive as Earth — a so-called super-Earth. Data from a worldwide array of telescopes, including ESO’s planet-hunting HARPS instrument, have revealed this frozen, dimly lit world. The newly discovered planet is the second-closest