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Barnard\u2019s Star is one of the closest stars to Earth\u2014just six light-years away\u2014but too faint to see without a telescope. It\u2019s a red dwarf, smaller than the Sun and closer in size to Jupiter.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"visual-cue\">\n <div style=\"height: 400px; background-color: var(--dark); border-radius: var(--border-radius); margin-bottom: 1rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; color: white;\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Scale comparison of Barnard\u2019s Star, Sun, and Jupiter\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/43\/Barnard%27sStarSize_en.jpg\/960px-Barnard%27sStarSize_en.jpg\" >\n <\/div>\n Scale comparison of Barnard\u2019s Star, Sun, and Jupiter\n<div class=\"image-attribution\"><p class=\"attribution\">“<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=39653456\" target=\"_blank\">Barnard'sStarSize en<\/a>” by <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=User:Marskell&action=edit&redlink=1\" target=\"_blank\">Marskell, Poppy, User:Richard-59<\/a> is licensed under <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 3.0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/cc.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/by.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/sa.svg\" ><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"finding-the-unseeable\" class=\"section-header\">Finding the Unseeable<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Astronomers detected four planets orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star using high-precision spectrographs. These instruments detect the tiny wobbles in the star\u2019s motion caused by the planets\u2019 gravity.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"the-challenge-of-stellar-activity\" class=\"section-header\">The Challenge of Stellar Activity<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Red dwarf stars have intense magnetic storms that can mimic planet signals. Scientists must calibrate data carefully to avoid false positives.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Magnetic activity from stars can look like planetary tugs.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"two-teams-two-telescopes-one-answer\" class=\"section-header\">Two Teams, Two Telescopes, One Answer<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Two independent teams\u2014one in Europe and one in the U.S.\u2014confirmed the four planets by combining seven years of data from different instruments: ESPRESSO and Maroon-X.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"timeline\">\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2020<\/div>\n <div>Start of observations<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2024<\/div>\n <div>First team reports 4 candidates<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2025<\/div>\n <div>Second team confirms 3, joint data validates all 4<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"rocky-worlds-on-the-edge\" class=\"section-header\">Rocky Worlds on the Edge<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n The four planets orbit tightly around Barnard\u2019s Star, taking just 2 to 7 days to complete a year. They are likely smaller than Earth, rocky, and too hot for liquid water.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Shortest year: 2 Earth days \u2022 Longest: 7 Earth days<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"no-transits-no-sizes\" class=\"section-header\">No Transits, No Sizes<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Because these planets don\u2019t pass between the star and Earth (i.e., don\u2019t transit), scientists can\u2019t directly measure their size or atmospheres\u2014yet.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Without transits, size and composition are hard to determine.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"red-dwarfs-are-planet-factories\" class=\"section-header\">Red Dwarfs Are Planet Factories<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Red dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy, and most seem to have planets. This suggests there may be more planets than stars in the Milky Way.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"visual-cue\">\n <div style=\"height: 400px; background-color: var(--dark); border-radius: var(--border-radius); margin-bottom: 1rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; color: white;\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/42\/Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_surface_of_a_super-Earth_orbiting_Barnard%E2%80%99s_Star.jpg\/960px-Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_surface_of_a_super-Earth_orbiting_Barnard%E2%80%99s_Star.jpg\" >\n <\/div>\n Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star\n<div class=\"image-attribution\"><p class=\"attribution\">“<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=74405258\" target=\"_blank\">Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star<\/a>” by ESO\/M. Kornmesser is licensed under <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/cc.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/by.svg\" ><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"eyes-on-the-habitable-zone\" class=\"section-header\">Eyes on the Habitable Zone<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Most discovered planets are close-in because they\u2019re easier to detect. ESA\u2019s Plato mission (launching 2026) aims to find planets farther out\u2014possibly like Earth.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Plato may show us if our solar system is rare\u2026 or typical.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <footer>\n Based on the article by Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics, Keele University\n<div class=\"footer-attribution\">\n Adapted from an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/coel-hellier-460658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coel Hellier<\/a>, originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/four-small-planets-discovered-around-one-of-the-closest-stars-to-earth-an-expert-explains-what-we-know-252075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation<\/a>, under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-ND 4.0<\/a>. 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.timeline-year {\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n text-align: center;\n }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <div class=\"infographic-container\">\n <header>\n <h1 id=\"four-small-planets-discovered-around-one-of-the-closest-stars-to-earth-an-expert-explains-what-we-know\">Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth \u2013 an expert explains what we know<\/h1>\n <div class=\"subtitle\">Exploring one of our closest cosmic neighbors<\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n <div class=\"sections-container\">\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"a-quiet-neighbor-in-the-cosmos\" class=\"section-header\">A Quiet Neighbor in the Cosmos<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Barnard\u2019s Star is one of the closest stars to Earth\u2014just six light-years away\u2014but too faint to see without a telescope. It\u2019s a red dwarf, smaller than the Sun and closer in size to Jupiter.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"visual-cue\">\n <div style=\"height: 400px; background-color: var(--dark); border-radius: var(--border-radius); margin-bottom: 1rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; color: white;\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Scale comparison of Barnard\u2019s Star, Sun, and Jupiter\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/43\/Barnard%27sStarSize_en.jpg\/960px-Barnard%27sStarSize_en.jpg\" >\n <\/div>\n Scale comparison of Barnard\u2019s Star, Sun, and Jupiter\n<div class=\"image-attribution\"><p class=\"attribution\">“<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=39653456\" target=\"_blank\">Barnard'sStarSize en<\/a>” by <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=User:Marskell&action=edit&redlink=1\" target=\"_blank\">Marskell, Poppy, User:Richard-59<\/a> is licensed under <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 3.0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/cc.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/by.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/sa.svg\" ><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"finding-the-unseeable\" class=\"section-header\">Finding the Unseeable<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Astronomers detected four planets orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star using high-precision spectrographs. These instruments detect the tiny wobbles in the star\u2019s motion caused by the planets\u2019 gravity.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"the-challenge-of-stellar-activity\" class=\"section-header\">The Challenge of Stellar Activity<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Red dwarf stars have intense magnetic storms that can mimic planet signals. Scientists must calibrate data carefully to avoid false positives.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Magnetic activity from stars can look like planetary tugs.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"two-teams-two-telescopes-one-answer\" class=\"section-header\">Two Teams, Two Telescopes, One Answer<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Two independent teams\u2014one in Europe and one in the U.S.\u2014confirmed the four planets by combining seven years of data from different instruments: ESPRESSO and Maroon-X.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"timeline\">\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2020<\/div>\n <div>Start of observations<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2024<\/div>\n <div>First team reports 4 candidates<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"timeline-event\">\n <div class=\"timeline-year\">2025<\/div>\n <div>Second team confirms 3, joint data validates all 4<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"rocky-worlds-on-the-edge\" class=\"section-header\">Rocky Worlds on the Edge<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n The four planets orbit tightly around Barnard\u2019s Star, taking just 2 to 7 days to complete a year. They are likely smaller than Earth, rocky, and too hot for liquid water.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Shortest year: 2 Earth days \u2022 Longest: 7 Earth days<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"no-transits-no-sizes\" class=\"section-header\">No Transits, No Sizes<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Because these planets don\u2019t pass between the star and Earth (i.e., don\u2019t transit), scientists can\u2019t directly measure their size or atmospheres\u2014yet.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Without transits, size and composition are hard to determine.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"red-dwarfs-are-planet-factories\" class=\"section-header\">Red Dwarfs Are Planet Factories<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Red dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy, and most seem to have planets. This suggests there may be more planets than stars in the Milky Way.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"visual-cue\">\n <div style=\"height: 400px; background-color: var(--dark); border-radius: var(--border-radius); margin-bottom: 1rem; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; color: white;\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/42\/Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_surface_of_a_super-Earth_orbiting_Barnard%E2%80%99s_Star.jpg\/960px-Artist%E2%80%99s_impression_of_the_surface_of_a_super-Earth_orbiting_Barnard%E2%80%99s_Star.jpg\" >\n <\/div>\n Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star\n<div class=\"image-attribution\"><p class=\"attribution\">“<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=74405258\" target=\"_blank\">Artist\u2019s impression of the surface of a super-Earth orbiting Barnard\u2019s Star<\/a>” by ESO\/M. Kornmesser is licensed under <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY 4.0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/cc.svg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" style=\"height: 1em; margin-right: 0.125em; display: inline;\" class=\" pk-lazyload\" data-pk-sizes=\"auto\" data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/icons\/by.svg\" ><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2 id=\"eyes-on-the-habitable-zone\" class=\"section-header\">Eyes on the Habitable Zone<\/h2>\n <div class=\"section-content\">\n <p class=\"summary\">\n Most discovered planets are close-in because they\u2019re easier to detect. ESA\u2019s Plato mission (launching 2026) aims to find planets farther out\u2014possibly like Earth.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"callout-quote\">Plato may show us if our solar system is rare\u2026 or typical.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <footer>\n Based on the article by Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics, Keele University\n<div class=\"footer-attribution\">\n Adapted from an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/coel-hellier-460658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coel Hellier<\/a>, originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/four-small-planets-discovered-around-one-of-the-closest-stars-to-earth-an-expert-explains-what-we-know-252075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation<\/a>, under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-ND 4.0<\/a>. 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