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Webb Telescope Unveils Mysterious Lemon-Shaped Exoplanet

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Webb Telescope Unveils Mysterious Lemon-Shaped Exoplanet
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The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a unique, lemon-shaped exoplanet called PSR J2322-2650b orbiting a pulsar, with an atmosphere dominated by helium and carbon, featuring clouds of carbon soot that may form diamonds, and exhibiting an unusual formation process that challenges current understanding of planet formation.

Topics:top-newsscience#exoplanet#exoplanet-atmosphere#james-webb-space-telescope#psr-j2322-2650b#pulsar#science
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  1. James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'  Space
  2. NASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b and Pulsar (Artist’s Concept)  NASA Science (.gov)
  4. Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b Orbiting a Pulsar  NASA Science (.gov)
  5. Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b (Artist’s Concept)  NASA Science (.gov)

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