A candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard’s star

A candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard’s starA candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard’s star, Published online: 14 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0677-yAnalysis of 20 years of observations of Barnard’s star from seven facilities reveals a signal with a period of 233 days that is indicative of a companion planet.

Source: Nature AOP - November 14, 2018 Category: Research Authors: I. Ribas M. Tuomi A. Reiners R. P. Butler J. C. Morales M. Perger S. Dreizler C. Rodr íguez-López J. I. Gonz ález Hernández A. Rosich F. Feng T. Trifonov S. S. Vogt J. A. Caballero A. Hatzes E. Herrero S. V. Jeffers M. Lafarga F. Murgas R. P. Nelson E Source Type: research