# David Brain: M-Dwarf Atmospheres Can't 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,... ---