Red dwarf stars—the most common stars in the universe—are emerging as both scientific curiosities and creative subjects. Astronomers are finding potentially habitable exoplanets orbiting them while discovering these stars may destroy their own rocky planets through unexpected stellar activity.
·A super-Earth called GJ 251 c orbits a red dwarf just 18 light-years away in its habitable zone, representing a prime target in the search for extraterrestrial life
·Red dwarf stars show unexpected lithium levels and may actively devour rocky planets in their systems through unknown mechanisms
·The British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf continues expanding with a returning cast member for a new project
·Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant has died, leaving behind decades of influence on cult science-fiction comedy
drawn from New Scientist, Radio Times, Popverse, IMDb · updated 2d ago