OK, first, let’s get the name out of the way. Scientists have cataloged this exoplanet as PSR J2322-2650b. It’s called that because it orbits a pulsar (a rapidly rotating neutron star) designated PSR J2322-2650, which is located in the constellation Sculptor. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team has determined that the exoplanet has an exoticContinue reading “JWST discovers a strange exoplanet that orbits a pulsar”
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