Phys.Org July 05, 2026 • 08:40

Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy - Phys.org

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy—super-puffs the size of Jupiter.

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candysuper-puffs the size of Jupiter.
The featherweight pairorbiting a star 1,110 light-years awayare the biggest exop… [+2581 chars]

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