Astronomers have picked up radio signals coming directly from a planet outside Earth's solar system, according to reports carried by thesun.co.uk and other outlets. The detection, described as the first of its kind, was reported on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
Coverage of the finding appeared across several science and news outlets, including WIRED, Futurism, Phys.org and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Futurism attributed the work to Harvard scientists, while BBC Sky at Night Magazine reported that the discovery could aid the search for habitable worlds.
The reports describe the emission as coming from an exoplanet — a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun. According to the accounts, this marks the first time radio signals have been traced to such a world rather than to a star or another cosmic source.
The available reports do not specify which planet was observed, how far away it lies, or the exact nature of the signal, and no further technical details were included in the summaries reviewed.
What to watch next: whether the research team publishes full data on the detection and whether other observatories can independently confirm the signal.