Barnard's Star, 6 light years away, is a red dwarf and the closest to our own after the triple-star Centauri system. There's a planet whirling around it, somewhat smaller than Venus. Don't get your hopes up, though, as the star flares like a hippy and any world that close to it is getting baked. — Read the rest
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