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Beta Pictoris b may be the first exoplanet identified as a radio-wave source
One post says astronomers using the MeerKAT array traced repeating, circularly polarized radio bursts to the gas giant and puts its magnetic field at no less than 1.25 kilogauss. Another says the finding could offer a new way to study planets if confirmed.
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One post says astronomers traced radio bursts to Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant about 64 light-years away. It links the bursts to auroras and calls the result the first direct measurement of an exoplanet’s magnetic field. Another post says the detection, if confirmed, could help scientists study other planets; it is not evidence of aliens.
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