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Kevin Ortiz Ceballos, a graduate student at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., and his colleagues started by looking for radio emissions from a variety of stars using the MeerKAT radio telescope.
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Kevin Ortiz Ceballos, a graduate student at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and his colleagues initiated their research by searching for radio emissions from various stars using the MeerKAT radio telescope.
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{
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "person": "Kevin Ortiz Ceballos",
    "location": "Cambridge, Mass.",
    "instrument": "MeerKAT radio telescope",
    "organization": "Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics"
}
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Research Astronomers MeerKAT radio telescope
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September 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM (2 weeks ago)
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September 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM (2 weeks ago)

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Radio Waves Coming From an Alien Planet May Be a Cosmic First
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/29/science/space/exoplanet-magnetic-field.html

Astronomers have detected radio waves from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, likely caused by an aurora from a powerful magnetic field. If confirmed, this would be the first magnetic field found outside our solar system, offering new insights into exoplanet habitability.

Exoplanets Magnetic Fields Radio Astronomy Astrophysics Beta Pictoris b Auroras Habitability

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