Frozen 'Super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun’s nearest single star

A "super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun, scientists said on Wednesday in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earth's nearest planetary neighbours. Astronomers studied Barnard's Star and noticed the presence of a "frozen, dimly lit world" at least 3.2 times heavier than Earth.

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