JWST Sees Mysterious Exoplanet With Atmosphere That Breaks All Predictions

Scientists are scratching their heads over a recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovery that looks more like a piece of fruit than your typical celestial sphere.

The planet, designated PSR J2322-2650b, has simply been described by astronomers to look like a lemon. This bizarre world, located 750 light years from us, is not only physically misshapen, it also possesses a chemical composition that appears as equally as bizarre as its exterior shape. When the first data sets reached Earth, the reaction from the research team was one of pure bewilderment. Peter Gao of the Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory summarized the collective sentiment perfectly: "What the heck is this?"

As it is, PSR J2322-2650b orbits really close to a pulsar, as in a mere one million miles away. Therefore it's no wonder that the planet is being literally stretched due to the pulsar’s immense pull on the ...