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Astronomers Find Biggest Super-Puff Planets Yet That Are Lighter Than Cotton Candy


Astronomers have discovered two Jupiter-sized exoplanets with densities lower than cotton candy, making them the lightest known worlds of their size. The rare "super-puffs," located about 1,110 light-years away, are likely composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, with follow-up observations by the Ja...

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