The planet orbits its star, Gliese 12, every 12.8 days at a distance of just 7% of the Earth-Sun distance.As a result, it receives approximately 60% more energy from its star compared to what ...

Gliese 12 b orbits around a central star named Gliese 12, which is a type of star known as a red dwarf. Red dwarfs are smaller, cooler and more abundant than the G-Type stars like our Sun.

An astronomer born 100 years ago is coming into his own. This week, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Wilhelm Gliese — pronounced “Gleesa” — an obscure German astronomer. Over the next ...

Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star located just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how planets close to their stars retain or lose their atmospheres.

Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 b, which is orbiting a red dwarf star located 40 light-years away. This artist's conception assumes that the planet retains a tenuous ...