At Last, Barnard's Star Just 6 Light-Years Away Confirmed To Have Four Tiny Rocky Planets - IFLScience

Barnard’s Star is notorious among astronomers for a history of false planet detections but it appears the latest discovery — a family of four rocky planets — has been confirmed.Barnards Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest star overall, after the three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. Just a few …