Exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b Orbiting a Pulsar (VIDEO)

University of Chicago

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This animation shows an exotic exoplanet orbiting a distant pulsar, or rapidly rotating neutron star with radio pulses. The planet, which orbits about 1 million miles away from the pulsar, is stretched into a lemon shape by the pulsar’s strong gravitational tides.

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NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

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Credit NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

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