Monday, August 18, 2025

Detecting Exoplanet Magnetic Fields From The Moon

A visually enhanced image of the Moon. Radio telescopes on the Moon could allow astronomers to study exoplanet magnetic fields in a way that isn't possible from Earth. Image Credit: T.A.Rector, I.P.Dell'Antonio/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/

Exoplanets with and without a magnetic field are predicted to form, behave, and evolve very differently. In order to understand the exoplanet population, and to make progress understanding habitability, astronomers need to understand and constrain exoplanets' magnetic fields. Detecting them may best be done from the Moon.



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