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International team detects direct radio emissions from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

Observations were conducted using the MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa.

Arjun Nair
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Radio emissions detected from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
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An international research team has detected direct radio emissions from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. [1] The work was led by astrophysicists from Harvard and the University of Oregon. Observations used the 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa. Researchers identified auroral radio wave explosions originating from the planet. [2]
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  1. An international research team led by astrophysicists from Harvard and the University of Oregon detected direct radio emissions from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b using the 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa. · ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the World
  2. Researchers used the MeerKAT radio telescope network in South Africa to identify auroral radio wave explosions originating from Beta Pictoris b. · România Liberă
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