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At about 6 light years away, Barnard’s star is the nearest single star — one not orbiting with other stars — to our solar ...

Barnard’s Star is a legend in astronomy circles. Planet-hunters often say they have found a planet around it, but it turns ...

This strange object near the solar system's edge may be a rare example of the 3-body problem in our own cosmic neighborhood.