New Stellar Neighbours Found
15th Nov 2006, 07:36 GMT
Nearby binary red dwarf. Image credit: Zina Deretsky/NSF Click to enlarge Astronomers have turned up 20 new star systems in our corner of the Milky Way. The discoveries were made by the Research Consortium on Nearby Stars (RECONS) using the parallax method. The angles to various stars were measured at different times in the year - when the Earth is on opposite sides of the Sun. The closer a star is, the more its position will shift in the sky. This new batch of stars included the 23rd and 24th closest stars to the Earth. Read the full story...
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