Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our Sun. The planet, which has at least half the mass of Venus, was found via the gravitational tug it induces on its host star. This video summarises the discovery.

For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2414

Credits:
ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Hanna Huysegoms, Alejandro Izquierdo Lopez.
Music: Stellardrone – Milky Way.
Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org), Martin Kornmesser, Mahdi Zamani, Vladimir Romanyuk (spaceengine.org)
Scientific consultant: Mariya Lyubenova