James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a lemon-shaped exoplanet clinging to a dead star that has an atmosphere that defies explanation.

Webb Discovers Unique Helium and Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Exoplanet Orbiting Pulsar

PSR J2322-2650b, an enigmatic Jupiter-mass exoplanet orbiting the millisecond pulsar PSR J2322-2650, exhibits an unusual atmosphere primarily composed of helium and carbon, presenting a new phenomenon never observed before. Artist’s concept of PSR J2322-2650b. Image credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Ralf Crawford, STScI. “This discovery was completely unexpected,” stated Dr. Peter Gao, an astronomer at the Carnegie Earth and [...] The post Webb Discovers Uni…

Webb Detects Exotic Helium-and-Carbon-Rich Atmosphere around Pulsar-Orbiting Exoplanet

PSR J2322-2650b, an enigmatic Jupiter-mass exoplanet orbiting the millisecond pulsar PSR J2322-2650, appears to have an exotic helium-and-carbon-dominated atmosphere unlike any ever seen before. The post Webb Detects Exotic Helium-and-Carbon-Rich Atmosphere around Pulsar-Orbiting Exoplanet appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Lemon-shaped planet has a really weird atmosphere

"I remember after we got the data down, our collective reaction was 'What the heck is this?'"

Composition of Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b Defies Explanation

Composition of Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b Defies Explanation | Webb TelescopeExoplanet PSR J2322-2650b and pulsar (artist's concept): This animation shows an exotic exoplanet orbiting a distant pulsar, or rapidly rotating neutron star with radio pulses. The planet, orbiting about a million miles away from the pulsar, is stretched into a lemon shape by the pulsar’s strong gravitational tides.Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have …