Scientists Detect Radio Signals from an Exoplanet for the First Time in History
It is called Beta Pictoris, and—as far as astronomers have confirmed—it consists of a star more massive than the sun, three giant planets, and a huge disk of dust and debris.The middle planet in the system, Beta Pictoris b, is a gas giant several times more massive than Jupiter. Being a gas giant, it likely does not have a solid surface on which to “land,” and at just a few tens of millions of years old, it can be considered a newborn planet in astronomical terms. It’s also one of the most extensively studied exoplanets through direct observation.
- ▪It is called Beta Pictoris, and—as far as astronomers have confirmed—it consists of a star more massive than the sun, three giant planets, and a huge disk of dust and debris.The middle planet in the system, Beta Pictoris b, is a gas giant s
- ▪Being a gas giant, it likely does not have a solid surface on which to “land,” and at just a few tens of millions of years old, it can be considered a newborn planet in astronomical terms.
- ▪It’s also one of the most extensively studied exoplanets through direct observation.
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Jorge GarayScienceSep 24, 2026 5:00 AMScientists Detect Radio Signals From an Exoplanet for the First Time in HistoryNo, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.Artists rendering of the Beta Pictoris system that astronomers have identified as the source of radio waves.ILLUSTRATION: NASACommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyApproximately 63 light-years from Earth lies a planetary system so young that its less than 1 percent as old as our solar system.
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