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

  • Astronomers found two giant “super-puff” planets 1,110 light-years away that are about Jupiter-sized but so diffuse they’re described as lighter than cotton candy.
  • They’re likely mostly hydrogen and helium (maybe white or blue skies), were spotted by NASA’s TESS, and will get chemical follow-up from the Webb Space Telescope.
  • Super-puffs are rare—fewer than 40 known—and studying them helps scientists learn how unusual planets form and evolve.
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