Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located some 55 light-years away, is 100 times less bright than the sun ...

For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data point makes your place in the universe feel both ordinary and strange. Two facts sharpen the ...

Welcome back! In the previous installment, we examined the abundance of red dwarf stars in our galaxy and the surprising number of them (within 50 light-years of Earth) with rocky planets orbiting ...

Mixing science fiction and comedy to create something exquisite requires serious skill, and Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's "Red Dwarf" made this genre blend work. Brimming with charm and wry humor, "Red ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has seen a young planet whirling around a red dwarf star "getting the hiccups." The agency said the exoplanet is so close to its parent star, AU Microscopii, that is ...

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