Why This Planet Looks Like a Lemon

Why This Planet Looks Like a Lemon

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Publish Date:
20 December, 2025
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Science
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This planet doesn’t look normal.
It looks like a lemon.

Recently studied by the James Webb Space Telescope,
this world orbits a pulsar just one million miles away.
The pulsar’s uneven gravity stretches the planet itself,
reshaping it through extreme tidal forces.

Earth has a bulge too — shaped by its own rotation.

Same kind of shape.
Different physics.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/science/lemon-planet-pulsar-webb.html