The zombie planet was found orbiting a dead star that entered the ranks of this exoplanet to be a very rare discovery.
Astronomers discovered the zombie planet for the first time 30 years ago. Apparently, the planet is a very rare exoplanet.
The location of the exoplanet is what makes this planet rare. They are in the vicinity of rapidly rotating stars known as pulsars.
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Zombie Planet Found Orbiting Dead Star, Unusual!
30 years ago, astronomers discovered an unusual exoplanet. The planet appears to be around a very fast rotating star.
After 30 years, astronomers presented the discovery last July 12 at the National Astronomy meeting (NAM 22) by Luliana Nitu. The findings successfully amaze the participants.
Unfortunately, it is not yet clear what the origin and survival of a planet in the pulsar solar system is. However, there is a very large amount of electromagnetic radiation.
Even so, the planet has a very cold and dark state. The zombie planet is seen orbiting in a strange orbit around a dead solar system pulsar.
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Become a very Rare Companion
Through the Jodrell Bank Observatory, which has surveyed 800 pulsars over the last 50 years, it turns out that the discovery of exoplanets orbiting pulsars is still very rare.
Exoplanets orbiting at the navel and about the size of Earth are only about 4 out of a total of 800 cases.
“Around the axis there is a rotation that moves very stable. Each spin will send a strong signal that we catch on Earth. You can think of the signal as a huge cosmic lighthouse,” said Luliana Nitu, a student at the University of Manchester in England.
So, zombie planets found orbiting this dead star are very rare and become good research material.
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Become an Extraordinary Planet
This exoplanet was first identified 30 years ago. The zombie exoplanet orbits around a pulsar named PSR B1257+12.
There are at least three celestial bodies around the pulsar that resemble the planets in our solar system. Since their discovery in the 1990s, several other pulsars have also been detected orbiting exoplanets.
Apparently, these extreme cosmic events have caused pulsars to form and are often too exaggerated to form local planets.
The extraordinary planets around pulsars also generally have somewhat unusual properties. For example, an exoplanet is composed almost entirely of diamonds.
Not only that, the orbits of exotic celestial bodies around pulsars are also often very elliptical.
Of course, scientists are still exploring all aspects of this planet. One thing is for sure, a zombie planet found orbiting a dead star is a rare discovery that is very valuable to science. (R10/HR-Online)
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