Radio bursts reportedly localized to exoplanet β Pictoris b
A post sharing an arXiv paper says MeerKAT traced the bursts to the planet, not its star, and calls it the first radio emission localized to an exoplanet.
TLDR
Auroral radio bursts detected with MeerKAT were traced to β Pictoris b rather than its star, according to a post sharing an arXiv paper. The post says the emission mechanism implies a magnetic field of about 1.25 kilogauss or stronger at the emission source. It describes the result as the first direct magnetic-field strength measurement for a world beyond the Solar System.
Radio bursts reportedly localized to exoplanet β Pictoris b
A post sharing an arXiv paper says MeerKAT traced the bursts to the planet, not its star, and calls it the first radio emission localized to an exoplanet.
TLDR
Auroral radio bursts detected with MeerKAT were traced to β Pictoris b rather than its star, according to a post sharing an arXiv paper. The post says the emission mechanism implies a magnetic field of about 1.25 kilogauss or stronger at the emission source. It describes the result as the first direct magnetic-field strength measurement for a world beyond the Solar System.