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This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy
Daily Press· 22 hours agoAstronomers have identified a planet that’s bigger than Jupiter yet surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy. The exoplanet has exceedingly low density for its size ...
Scientists discover large, 'cotton candy-like' planet with unusually low density
Fox News· 7 hours agoAstronomers have discovered an exoplanet larger than Jupiter but incredibly lightweight, similar to...
New Earth-sized planet discovered next to star that will outlive the Sun
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoFor example, it could enable us to learn a great deal about ultra-cool dwarf stars, which in turn...
Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found
SPACE.com· 2 hours agoAstronomers have discovered a new planetary oddball beyond the solar system that is as fluffy and...
SPECULOOS Uncovers Earth-Sized Exoplanet Just 55 Light-Years Away
SciTechDaily· 10 hours agoAstronomers have just revealed the existence of an Earth-sized planet around SPECULOOS-3, a nearby star similar in size to Jupiter and twice as cold as our Sun. The SPECULOOS ...
Why Hot Jupiters Spiral into Their Stars
Universe Today· 5 days agoExoplanets are a fascinating astronomy topic, especially the so-called “Hot Jupiters”. Extreme gravitational interactions can tug them right into their...
"Super fluffy": Planet resembling cotton candy discovered
Newsweek· 1 day agoThis makes it about 7 times less dense than our neighboring planet Jupiter, despite being 50 percent...
Researchers discover "super fluffy" planet with cotton candy-like density
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — but seven times less...
Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit
SPACE.com· 5 hours agoAstronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located some 55 light-years away, is 100 times ...
A massive cotton candy-like exoplanet stumps astronomers
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 day ago-density “cotton candy planets'' continue to be a cosmic puzzle for astronomers. Despite being 50...