SMRTR Science & EngineeringDec 16, 2025TechEBlog

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Lemon-Shaped World Around a Dead Star

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered PSR J2322-2650b, a Jupiter-sized planet with a lemon-like shape caused by extreme gravitational stretching from its pulsar host star. The planet orbits every 7.8 hours and features a unique carbon-rich atmosphere with helium, defying typical planetary compositions and surviving intense radiation in this rare system.

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