“To be role models, inspirations, to the generations that are younger than us, showing them that this is possible,” Shade said. “This was my dream, and they can do it, too.” ...

Although Barnard's Star is currently out of reach for humans using current rocket propulsion technology, future human ...

Cameras from a bygone era. Rusty typewriters. Vintage radios. Matchboxes once used to light contraband cigarettes.

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.