The Diamond World Mystery: James Webb Telescope Spots Exotic Planet Defying Cosmic Laws

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a glimpse of a baffling exoplanet, PSR J2322-2650b, located 750 light-years away. Unlike any world seen before, this Jupiter-sized giant boasts an atmosphere made of soot and diamond crystals, completely lacking common molecules like water, methane, or oxygen. Scientists from the Carnegie Institution and the University of Chicago described the find as an "absolute surprise" that challenges established planetary formation models.

The planet’s strangeness is amplified by its orbit around a pulsar—a dense, rapidly spinning neutron star. Completing a full orbit in just 7.8 hours at a staggering proximity of 1.6 million kilometers, the planet has been distorted into a "lemon-like" shape by intense gravity. This carbon-rich world, potentially formed from the cooled interior of a star, remains a profound mystery that pushes the boundaries of modern astrophysics.