The brightness of radio waves from the star known as YZ Ceti that is 12 light years away in the constellation Cetus indicates a similar magnetic field, according to Jackie Villadsen, a professor of physics and astronomy.
She co-authored a paper published Monday in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy with J. Sebastian Pineda, a research astrophysicist at the University of Colorado Boulder, that documents their findings.
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Cracking the Magnetic Code: Distant Radio Signals Reveal Earth-Like Exoplanets' Hidden Force
By National Science Foundation April 3, 2023 An artist's conceptual rendering of interactions between an exoplanet and its star. Plasma emitted from the star is deflected by the exoplanet's magnetic field.
Because magnetic fields are invisible, it's challenging to determine if a distant planet actually has one, explains Villadsen. "What we're doing is looking for a way to see them," she says. "We're looking for planets that are really close to their stars and are a similar size to Earth.
Navigating the Cosmos - Georgia State University News - Research - Science & Technology
ATLANTA—Plans are underway to add a seventh movable telescope to Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy— known as the CHARA Array—that would increase the resolution, or the ability to see small objects, by a factor of three.
Located at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California and operated by Georgia State, the new telescope will be connected using fiber optics to transport the starlight, a technique that will serve as a pathfinder for future expansion of the Array.
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Red dwarf YZ Ceti was seen to produce two bursts of radio waves. They may have been caused by the star interacting… https://t.co/ihrC7En0Gh NatureAstronomy (from London, England) Mon Apr 03 15:12:34 +0000 2023
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