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Harvard-led team detects first magnetic field signal from exoplanet
Original: Harvard-led team detects first magnetic field signal from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
A Harvard-led research team reports the first detection of a magnetic field signal from an exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, a giant planet orbiting a young star about 60 light-years away. The finding would mark the first time scientists have measured magnetism on a planet outside the solar system, offering a new way to study exoplanet interiors and atmospheres.
Why now: It would be the first-ever magnetic field detection on an exoplanet, a major milestone in astronomy.
Harvard UniversityBeta Pictoris b
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