The first radiation belt outside the solar system has been spotted
Such belts can help reveal details about a cosmic body’s insides and environment
![An illustration of a reddish planet with swirling patterns depicting its radiation field](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/051523_lg_exo_radiation_belt_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A Jupiter-sized object outside the solar system has a radiation belt (illustrated) about 10 million times as bright as the ones around Jupiter.
Chuck Carter, Melodie Kao, Heising-Simons Foundation