Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 9 hours agoConfirmed at Last: Barnard's Star Hosts Four Tiny Planetsaasnova.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down10
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkConfirmed at Last: Barnard's Star Hosts Four Tiny Planetsaasnova.orgLee Duna to [email protected]English • 9 hours agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-square@very_well_lostlinkEnglish7•8 hours agoThe furthest of the four is estimated to have an orbital radius of about 0.03 AU. That’s 1/10th the size of Mercury’s orbit around the sun!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 hours ago“Hot planets are waiting for you in the star’s neighborhood!”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 hours ago850°C apparent temperature 830°C. Stay hydrated.
The furthest of the four is estimated to have an orbital radius of about 0.03 AU. That’s 1/10th the size of Mercury’s orbit around the sun!
“Hot planets are waiting for you in the star’s neighborhood!”
That’s a fuel scooping range.
Warning, temperature critical.
At least it’s a dry heat.
850°C apparent temperature 830°C. Stay hydrated.