A team of astronomers recently discovered the signature of a on an Exoplanet using Hubble Space Telescope data.
Highlights:
The research was published in the journal Nature Astronomy. For the first time, such a feature has been discovered on an exoplanet.
The observations of an extended region of charged carbon particles are explained by the planet’s magnetic field. It forms a long tail that flows away from it.
Magnetic fields play an important role in planetary Atmosphere protection.
Thus, the ability to detect the magnetic fields of exoplanets is an important step toward a better understanding of what alien worlds might look like.