Astronomers might have received the first radio signals from a planet outside of our solar system, The Independent's Andrew Griffen reported Thursday.

The breakthrough, according to the scientists who found it, could pave the way for an important new means of examining and understanding far-flung planetary bodies.

This news is the latest in otherworldly stories reported this year relating to UFOs and little green men. That they aren't the more memorable stories from this year goes to show how bizarre the 2020 news cycle has been.

However, researchers indicate that more specifically the aforementioned radio signals are originating from an exoplanet, marking the first time humans have ever collected a radio emission from another planet outside of our own neighborhood, the United Kingdom-based publication reported. In particular, the radio bursts are emanating from the constellation Boötes, which can be viewed in the northern sky.

"We present one of the first hints of detecting an exoplanet in the radio realm," said Jake D. Turner, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University who helped spearhead the study, the findings of which are reported in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

"The signal is from the Tau Boötes system, which contains a binary star and an exoplanet," Turner added.

"We make the case for an emission by the planet itself. From the strength and polarization of the radio signal and the planet's magnetic field, it is compatible with theoretical predictions."

Furthermore, in order to verify the origin of the bursts, additional research must be conducted. However, if it is the case, then it will offer a completely new way to understand worlds that are many light years away, according to The Independent.