Kavli Affiliate: Roger Romani | Summary:A handful of enigmatic Jupiter-mass objects have been discovered orbiting pulsars. One such object, PSR,J2322-2650b, uniquely resembles a hot Jupiter exoplanet due to its minimum density of 1.8 g/cm^3 and its ~1900 K equilibrium temperature. We use JWST to observe PSR J2322-2650b’s emission spectrum across an entire orbit. In stark […]
Continue.. A carbon-rich atmosphere on a windy pulsar planet