They’re the most common star in the universe. We know of hundreds of rocky exoplanets orbiting them. And as a result, red dwarf stars are prime targets for scientists’ ongoing search for life in the ...

Our nearest astronomical neighbor is Proxima Centauri, a tiny red dwarf star some 4.25 light-years from here. In recent years, Proxima has become the focus of huge attention. In 2016, astronomers ...

Red dwarf stars make up the largest population of stars in the galaxy, but they hide in the shadows, too dim to be seen with the naked eye from Earth. Their limited radiance helps to extend their ...

Roger is passionate about movies and TV shows, as well as the drive-in theater. Aside from hosting and producing three podcasts and a monthly live show, he also collects comic books, records, VHS ...

Illustration of potential atmospheric being stripped from an extrasolar planet in orbit around an aging red dwarf star. NASA’s Chandra X-ray and Hubble space telescopes have detected flares from ...

Mixing science fiction and comedy to create something exquisite requires serious skill, and Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's "Red Dwarf" made this genre blend work. Brimming with charm and wry humor, "Red ...

Astronomers have discovered a gas giant planet with the density of a marshmallow orbiting a cool red dwarf star located 580 light-years from Earth. The Jupiter-like exoplanet is the lowest-density ...

Chilean researcher Bárbara Rojas-Ayala found a way to measure the "metallicity" of M dwarf (red dwarf) stars which in turn could help science to better understand how planets, stars and galaxies form.