Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, astronomers have discovered four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the nearest single star system to Earth. One of the planets is the least massive exoplanet ever discovered using the radial velocity technique, indicating a new benchmark for discovering smaller planets around nearby stars.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2510/
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NOIRLab Communications, Education & Engagement
11 March 2025
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10 March 2025
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