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The world's largest radio telescope has scanned Barnard's star for extraterrestrial signals

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Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf just six light-years from Earth. Despite its proximity, it was only noticed in 1916 when E. E. Barnard found it had a particularly high proper motion. It had appeared in photographic plates taken by Harvard Observatory in the late 1800s, but as a small dim star, no one took notice of it. Since its discovery, Barnard's Star has been one of the most studied red dwarfs.

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La estrella de Barnard es una pequeña enana roja a solo seis años luz de la Tierra. A pesar de su proximidad, no se advirtió su presencia hasta 1916, cuando E. E. Barnard descubrió que tenía un movimiento propio particularmente alto. Había aparecido en placas fotográficas tomadas por el Observatorio de Harvard a finales del siglo XIX, pero como una pequeña estrella tenue, nadie se dio cuenta de ella. Desde su descubrimiento, la estrella de Barna…

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, October 2, 2023.
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