Premieră istorică: astronomii au detectat un semnal radio de la o planetă gigantică din afara Sistemului Solar • Newsweek România

Astronomers have detected a radio signal from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, located 63.4 light-years away, marking a historic achievement in studying distant worlds. This natural emission, linked to auroras, allowed researchers to measure the planet's magnetic field directly. The discovery was made using the MeerKAT telescope array in South Africa, overcoming challenges in isolating the planet's signal from its star. The findings reveal a magnetic field thousands of times stronger than Earth's and highlight the planet's rapid rotation. This breakthrough opens new avenues for studying exoplanets, with astronomers planning to investigate other giant planets in nearby star systems.