Tag: pulsar planets
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Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbits Tiny Star: JWST Discovery
Introduction: A Remarkable Find from the James Webb Space Telescope In a discovery that sounds almost like science fiction, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified a Jupiter-sized planet with a decidedly unusual shape orbiting a tiny star. The world, nicknamed a lemon-shaped planet for its elongated silhouette, orbits PSR J2322-2650, a pulsar—an…
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Lemon-Shaped World Orbiting a City-Sized Star: A Cosmos Oddity Unveiled by JWST
A Bizarre Discovery From the James Webb Space Telescope In a striking example of how strange our universe can be, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified a planet with an extraordinary shape—a lemon-like world that orbits a city-sized star. The discovery, centered on the exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b, pushes the boundaries of what…