Cotton Candy Planets: NASA Finds Jupiter-Sized Worlds Lighter Than Fluff 1,100 Light-Years Away

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has identified two of the lowest-density giant planets ever detected, orbiting a star more than 1,100 light-years from Earth. The planets, roughly the size of Jupiter but with densities lower than those of cotton candy or shaving foam, represent an extreme example of the rare “super-puff” worlds, per NASA. […]

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