The briefing
Astronomers using South Africa’s MeerKAT array traced auroral radio bursts to the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, marking the first direct detection of radio emission from an exoplanet. The observation enabled the first direct measurement of an exoplanet’s magnetic field, a key parameter for understanding planetary environments.
Original headline
South Africa’s MeerKAT array detects the first radio signal directly from an exoplanet