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Two ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Lighter Than Candy Candy Discovered by Researchers - Good News Network
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Researchers have discovered two 'super-puff' planets, TOI-791b and TOI-791c, which have densities lower than cotton candy. These giant planets orbit a dwarf star 1,110 light years away and provide new insights into planetary formation.
Why it matters
The discovery of these low-density planets challenges existing models of how planetary systems form and evolve in the universe.
Two ‘super-puff’ planets lighter than cotton candy have been discovered by scientists—and they’re bigger than Jupiter.
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