But what about the smaller, red M-type stars? What might your home be like if it were in red dwarf orbit? The answer is kind of like Earth, and a lot unlike Earth. From the surface of this ...

Planets of this size are largely unexplored beyond our solar system, making it a significant step forward as astronomers search for Earth-mass planets around sun-like stars, Basant said.

This illustration shows what the planetary system may look like from ... years from Earth, it is the fourth-closest star to our solar system, after the three interconnected stars of the Alpha ...

These ancient stars ... as much on Earth as an elephant—5.5 tons. White dwarfs typically have a radius just .01 times that of our own sun, but their mass is about the same. Stars like our ...