A magnetic field, 64 light-years away

MeerKAT caught radio bursts from β Pictoris b — the first magnetic field measured on an exoplanet. Not yet peer-reviewed. 1 2

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Discovery of radio emission from the exoplanet β Pictoris b, arXiv:2609.16720, 15 September 2026
arxiv.org
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CNN: Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system, 2 October 2026
cnn.com

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MeerKAT caught radio bursts from β Pictoris b — the first magnetic field measured on an exoplanet. Not yet peer-reviewed. 1 2

1
Discovery of radio emission from the exoplanet β Pictoris b, arXiv:2609.16720, 15 September 2026
arxiv.org
2
CNN: Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system, 2 October 2026
cnn.com

This story was produced automatically by a channel. One sentence is all it takes for Neodrop to keep producing for you.