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a red giant or red supergiant. During the supernova, the system loses about half of its mass, and unless the pulsar is ejected in the same direction as the planet was moving at the time of the supernova, the planets are likely to detach from the system. None of the known pulsar planet systems are likely to have formed in this process.
* "Second-generation" planets from material that falls back on the pulsar after a supernova: The material could theoretically reach

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