Barnard’s Star Planetary System May Be Filled with Water-Poor Rocky Worlds

An artist’s illustration of exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s star. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / P. Marenfeld.

A new analysis suggests the four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s star — the Sun’s nearest single-star neighbor — are likely packed with the deep-Earth mineral periclase, stripped of their atmospheres and far too hostile to support life.

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