# David Brain: M-Dwarf Atmospheres Can't Survive

- slug: david-brain-m-dwarf-atmospheres-cant-survive
- date: 2026-03-28
- category: Space & Aerospace

The four planets orbiting Barnard's star are being sandblasted into oblivion.

A team of 38 researchers, led by David Brain of the University of Colorado Boulder, has published a model of atmospheric escape around Barnard's star — the closest single star to Earth at 6 light-years, and an ancient,...

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