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First radio signal detected from an exoplanet

Original: Radio signal detected for first time from a planet outside our solar system

Astronomers have for the first time detected a radio signal originating from a planet outside our solar system, reportedly from Beta Pictoris b, a gas giant orbiting a young star roughly 60 light-years away. The detection could open a new way to study exoplanets' magnetic fields and interiors, and scientists are calling it a milestone for radio astronomy.

Why now: It is a scientific first that could transform how exoplanets are studied, drawing wide attention and debate.

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• Radio signal detected for first time from a planet outside our solar system · slater · 6

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