Wednesday, 23 December 2020

Aliens calling? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected

Aliens calling? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected

An international team of scientists has collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system, emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years away. Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a radio telescope in the Netherlands, the researchers uncovered emission bursts from the Tau Bootes star-system hosting a so-called hot Jupiter, a gaseous giant planet that is very close to its own sun.
Read more: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/first-potential-radio-signal-from-exoplanet-detected-7110253/?source=Snapzu

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