(CNN) Astronomers believe that recently discovered super-Earth Barnard's star b, only six light-years away, might be able to support life. Barnard's star b was only announced in November; it orbits Barnard's star, the closest solitary star to our sun. Though Barnard's star b is more than three times the mass of Earth, it's also frozen, which didn't sound very encouraging for supporting life. Beneath its frozen surface, Barnard's star b could have a hot, liquid core of iron and nickel, which could support primitive life with geothermal activity. Guinan also believes that future telescopes could take a closer look at Barnard's star b.

Source: CNN January 10, 2019 19:30 UTC