Aliens exist? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected
In another extensive search for possible alien life, a team of researchers for the first time has collected a potential radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system.
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In another extensive search for possible alien life, a team of scientists for the first time has collected a potential radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system.
The first possible radio signal is believed to be emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years away.
The international team of researchers uncovered emission bursts from the Tau Bootes star-system hosting a so-called hot Jupiter. The team led by researchers from the Cornell University in the US used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a radio telescope in the Netherlands, to uncover the emission bursts.
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Alien at the Door? First Potential Radio Signal From Exoplanet 51 Light-years Away Detected
The signal is from the Tau Bootes system, which contains a binary star system and an exoplanet.
If confirmed through follow-up observations, the researchers said, this radio detection opens up a new window on exoplanets and provides a novel way to examine alien worlds that are tens of light-years away.
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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.
First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected
If confirmed through follow-up observations, the researchers said, this radio detection opens up a new window on exoplanets and provides a novel way to examine alien worlds that are tens of light-years away. PTI December 20, 2020 / 02:59 PM IST
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.
First potential radio signal from exoplanet
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If confirmed, this detection provides a novel way to examine alien worlds
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If confirmed, this detection provides a novel way to examine alien worlds
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.
First Potential Radio Signal From Exoplanet Detected By Scientists First Potential Radio Signal From Exoplanet Detected By Scientists 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.
Scientists have collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system
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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.