Aleksander Wolszczan [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈvɔlʂt͡ʂan] ⓘ (born 29 April 1946) is a Polish astronomer. He is the co-discoverer of the first confirmed extrasolar planets and pulsar planets. (wikipedia)
But if you're the type that agrees we don't really know what life is in the broad sense, then I have no idea.
This discovery demonstrates that the planet-creation process is a very robust and a very universal one.
Now we can say that planets around pulsars are probably not that unusual. Maybe planets can form around any kind of star.
Now we can say that (planets around pulsars) are not uncommon.
If you have a metal rich environment, it's not that hard to make rocky planets out of it in a very short time.
