Scientists Detect Radio Signals From An Exoplanet For The First Time Ever

For the first time, scientists have detected radio signals coming directly from a planet outside our solar system. Using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array, an international team observed short, repeating bursts of radio waves from Beta Pictoris b, a massive gas giant located about 63 light-years away from Earth.

The discovery marks a significant milestone in astronomy. Previously, radio signals from distant star systems couldn’t be traced to a single planet—only to the broader system, often leaving uncertainty about their exact source. This is the first unambiguous detection of radio emissions directly linked to an exoplanet rather than its host star.

The radio waves are not a sign of alien life, but are believed to come from powerful auroras on Beta Pictoris b. These auroras are produced when high-energy charged particles interact with the planet’s strong magnetic field and upper atmosphere, much like the northern lights on Earth. By comparing radio images with precise positions of distant quasars as reference points, researchers were able to pinpoint that the signal matched the position of Beta Pictoris b.

The findings offer more than just a glimpse into the planet’s activity. The strength of Beta Pictoris b’s magnetic field was measured at thousands of times greater than Earth’s, providing the first direct measurement of an exoplanet’s magnetic field. This strong field, along with the rapid rotation of the planet (it completes a spin in just eight to nine hours), fits predictions for young, massive giant planets. Researchers believe such magnetic fields could play a role in protecting planetary atmospheres and may influence whether the planet could support life in the future.

The research team, led by Kevin Ortiz Ceballos at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, hopes to apply these techniques to other giant exoplanets in nearby star systems. As next-generation radio observatories become available, even fainter signals from more distant exoplanets may soon be detected. For now, Beta Pictoris b stands out as the first exoplanet with a confirmed direct radio signature, opening a new window into the study of worlds beyond our solar system.

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Centeno”,”blocks”:[{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”ohembed”,”@query”:”template”,”@url”:”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/?embed=true&keyid=EditorialPlayer”,”author_name”:””,”author_url”:””,”height”:”300″,”html”:”\u003ciframe allow=\”autoplay\” width=\”100%\” height=\”300\” frameborder=\”0\” style=\”border: 0;\” src=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/?embed=true&keyid=EditorialPlayer\” frameborder=\”0\”>\u003c/iframe>”,”provider_name”:”ohembed”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:”100%”},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003ciframe allow=\”autoplay\” width=\”100%\” height=\”300\” frameborder=\”0\” style=\”border: 0;\” src=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/?embed=true&keyid=EditorialPlayer\” frameborder=\”0\”>\u003c/iframe>”,”provider”:”ohembed”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/?embed=true&keyid=EditorialPlayer”},{“attributes”:{“mimetype”:”image/png”,”type”:”image”},”bucket”:”new_assets”,”caption”:””,”id”:”%2F6ab2a76de40a472a3f94cb8e”,”new_tab”:false,”schedule”:{},”source_credit”:”Getty Images”,”title”:”Usher”,”type”:”asset”,”url”:””,”use_caption”:false},{“html”:”\u003cp>\u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”56557\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Usher\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> is letting his fans and the world know that he’s the reigning king of R&B. \u003cbr />\u003cbr />During his recent \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-08-18-chris-brown-usher-add-more-dates-to-rb-tour-after-earning-100-million/\” data-content-id=\”/6a84527007c42dd3a9c91c69\”>\u003cstrong>"R&B Tour"\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> stop in Las Vegas, the Grammy Award-winning artist was toward the end of his \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/usher-56557/songs/confessions-part-ii-1797445/\” data-catalog-kind=\”TRACK\” data-catalog-id=\”1797445\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>"Confessions"\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> performance when he pulled out a customized, diamond-encrusted crown with a "U" at the center. He placed it on his head and tilted it slightly before gazing at the crowd and taking a seat at his throne. The gesture was an obvious declaration that he’s the true ruler of R&B artists, past and present. While some fans embraced his notion, others felt as if there were better candidates. \u003c/p>\n\n”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”html”},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Frnbmusic%2Fstatus%2F2101351461036703987%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/rnbmusic/status/2101351461036703987?s=20″,”author_name”:”rnbmusic”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/rnbmusic”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Usher Is DONE Being Humble About This R&B Crown! 👑😭 \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/C6sAGZzv4J\”>pic.twitter.com/C6sAGZzv4J\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— rnbmusic (@rnbmusic) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/rnbmusic/status/2101351461036703987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 19, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/rnbmusic/status/2101351461036703987″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Usher Is DONE Being Humble About This R&B Crown! 👑😭 \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/C6sAGZzv4J\”>pic.twitter.com/C6sAGZzv4J\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— rnbmusic (@rnbmusic) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/rnbmusic/status/2101351461036703987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 19, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider”:”X”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://x.com/rnbmusic/status/2101351461036703987?s=20″},{“html”:”\u003cp>"Usher is overrated," one fan \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/Rantastic__/status/2102117812797952394?s=20\” target=\”_blank\”>\u003cstrong>argued on X\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. "Y’all crowned him off Confessions and have been recycling that same argument for 20 years. Take that album away and the “King of R&B” conversation gets real quiet. Chris [Brown] has a deeper catalog, more versatility, longevity, hits, features and cultural presence."\u003cbr />\u003cbr />"Saying Chris Brown is the king of R&B over Usher is absurd when Chris Brown can’t put out a good quality album to save his life," another commented. "Usher deserves that crown cus the real king of R&B is incarcerated." \u003cbr />\u003cbr />This isn’t the first time Usher has embraced the idea of ruling as the king of R&B. During a radio interview in 2022, the beloved singer responded to people calling him the king over other acts like \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/chris-brown-33210/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”33210\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Chris Brown\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/r-kelly-40621/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”40621\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>R. Kelly\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, but also praised those artists that ruled before him. \u003cbr />\u003cbr />“I mean, you call me that, I’ll definitely carry it,” Usher \u003ca href=\”https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/usher-king-of-r-and-b-title-1235130651/\” target=\”_blank\”>\u003cstrong>said at the time\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. “I’mma tilt my crown knowing that I’m standing on the shoulders of all of the icons of our time. It is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/michael-jackson-6739/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”6739\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Michael [Jackson]\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> that I stand on the shoulders of. It is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/james-brown-2516/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”2516\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>James Brown\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> that I stand on the shoulders of. It is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/ronald-isley-41663/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”41663\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Ronald Isley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> I stand on the shoulders of. It is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/luther-vandross-3402/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”3402\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Luther Vandross\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, it is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/barry-white-32432/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”32432\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Barry White\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, it is \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/teddy-pendergrass-3521/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”3521\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Teddy Pendergrass\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, it is all of these incredible artists like \u003ca href=\”https://www.iheart.com/artist/marvin-gaye-1489/\” data-catalog-kind=\”ARTIST\” data-catalog-id=\”1489\” data-catalog-related-id=\”\”>\u003cstrong>Marvin Gaye\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> that will never be forgotten as long as there’s a breath in my body to breathe." \u003cbr />\u003cbr />See more reactions to Usher’s performance below. \u003c/p>\n\n”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”html”},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FTKchick09%2Fstatus%2F2102261519958643190%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/TKchick09/status/2102261519958643190?s=20″,”author_name”:”Mia”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/TKchick09″,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Confessions is still the most sold R&B album of the 21st century! Confessions is a DIAMOND album. Chris does NOT have that. Usher has 8 Grammys how many does Chris have? 🤔. Usher has stayed relevant since the 90’s and has sold out tours & a Vegas residency! \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/hashtag/theKing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>#theKing\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/nAZEijP9BI\”>https://t.co/nAZEijP9BI\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Mia (@TKchick09) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/TKchick09/status/2102261519958643190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 22, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/TKchick09/status/2102261519958643190″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Confessions is still the most sold R&B album of the 21st century! Confessions is a DIAMOND album. Chris does NOT have that. Usher has 8 Grammys how many does Chris have? 🤔. Usher has stayed relevant since the 90’s and has sold out tours & a Vegas residency! \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/hashtag/theKing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>#theKing\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/nAZEijP9BI\”>https://t.co/nAZEijP9BI\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Mia (@TKchick09) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/TKchick09/status/2102261519958643190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 22, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider”:”X”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://x.com/TKchick09/status/2102261519958643190?s=20″},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FIam_West3%2Fstatus%2F2102273244594078090%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/Iam_West3/status/2102273244594078090?s=20″,”author_name”:”Rugal.”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/Iam_West3″,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>We all know who the king of R&B is!!! \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/SwrPI8A2Zl\”>https://t.co/SwrPI8A2Zl\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Rugal. (@Iam_West3) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/Iam_West3/status/2102273244594078090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 22, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/Iam_West3/status/2102273244594078090″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>We all know who the king of R&B is!!! \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/SwrPI8A2Zl\”>https://t.co/SwrPI8A2Zl\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Rugal. (@Iam_West3) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/Iam_West3/status/2102273244594078090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 22, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider”:”X”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://x.com/Iam_West3/status/2102273244594078090?s=20″},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fpallnandi%2Fstatus%2F2101656130510528917%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/pallnandi/status/2101656130510528917?s=20″,”author_name”:”Nandi 🤍💜🤍”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/pallnandi”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>The real king of R&B is behind bars, everyone else is just playing dress up. \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/IO4QGj2ctf\”>https://t.co/IO4QGj2ctf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Nandi 🤍💜🤍 (@pallnandi) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/pallnandi/status/2101656130510528917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 20, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/pallnandi/status/2101656130510528917″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>The real king of R&B is behind bars, everyone else is just playing dress up. \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/IO4QGj2ctf\”>https://t.co/IO4QGj2ctf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Nandi 🤍💜🤍 (@pallnandi) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/pallnandi/status/2101656130510528917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 20, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider”:”X”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://x.com/pallnandi/status/2101656130510528917?s=20″},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fdwannb%2Fstatus%2F2101742236102984065%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/dwannb/status/2101742236102984065?s=20″,”author_name”:”Dwann B 🇺🇸”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/dwannb”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Usher isn’t in the top 50!of R&B artists. Just because he was popular in an era R&B had been purposefully killed off don’t put him up there anywhere near the top. \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/BSbT8PkW9v\”>https://t.co/BSbT8PkW9v\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Dwann B 🇺🇸 (@dwannb) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/dwannb/status/2101742236102984065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 20, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/dwannb/status/2101742236102984065″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>Usher isn’t in the top 50!of R&B artists. Just because he was popular in an era R&B had been purposefully killed off don’t put him up there anywhere near the top. \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/BSbT8PkW9v\”>https://t.co/BSbT8PkW9v\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Dwann B 🇺🇸 (@dwannb) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/dwannb/status/2101742236102984065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 20, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider”:”X”,”rendering_hint”:”default”,”schedule”:{},”type”:”embed”,”url”:”https://x.com/dwannb/status/2101742236102984065?s=20″},{“attributes”:{“@provider”:”Twitter”,”@query”:”https://publish.twitter.com/oembed?format=json&omit_script=true&omitscript=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FKamKamanga%2Fstatus%2F2101742599510139272%3Fs%3D20″,”@url”:”https://x.com/KamKamanga/status/2101742599510139272?s=20″,”author_name”:”Kam”,”author_url”:”https://x.com/KamKamanga”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”height”:null,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>This the last time I say this and I'm a ignore this type of shit. Y'all been dragging this shit since COVID…😒😒\u003cbr>\u003cbr>80s King Of R&b – Luther Vandross. \u003cbr>90s King of R&B – R Kelly .\u003cbr>00s King of R&B – Usher.\u003cbr>10s + 20s King of R&B – Chris Brown. \u003ca href=\”https://t.co/21nf2DH8PL\”>https://t.co/21nf2DH8PL\u003c/a>\u003c/p>— Kam (@KamKamanga) \u003ca href=\”https://x.com/KamKamanga/status/2101742599510139272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\”>September 20, 2026\u003c/a>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n”,”provider_name”:”X”,”provider_url”:”https://x.com”,”thumbnail_height”:0,”thumbnail_url”:””,”thumbnail_width”:0,”title”:””,”type”:”rich”,”url”:”https://x.com/KamKamanga/status/2101742599510139272″,”version”:”1.0″,”width”:550},”embed_type”:”rich”,”html”:”\u003cblockquote class=\”twitter-tweet\”>\u003cp lang=\”en\” dir=\”ltr\”>This the last time I say this and I'm a ignore this type of shit. 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