ScienceRadio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time
Nuestro Diario says MeerKAT detected the signal from Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away. The outlet noted on September 23, 2026, that the research was a preprint awaiting peer review.
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Phys.org reports the first detection of radio signals from an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, and a magnetic field of at least 1,250 gauss where the waves form. Nuestro Diario says MeerKAT detected the emission from the gas giant, about 63 light-years away, and that it may be linked to auroras generated by the planet’s magnetic field. On September 23, 2026, Nuestro Diario said the study was a preprint and had not yet been peer reviewed.
Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time
Nuestro Diario says MeerKAT detected the signal from Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away. The outlet noted on September 23, 2026, that the research was a preprint awaiting peer review.
