Since an earlier post astronomers have detected a star around Barnard’s star! Here is a link to the article. https://earthsky.org/space/astronomers-discover-cold-super-earth-in-second-closest-star-system-barnards-star
This has been a long time coming! Here is a link to my original post from last fall.
http://templeresearchobservatory.com/2018/06/the-strange-tale-of-barnards-star/(opens in a new tab)