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Unique ‘super-puff’ planet is as big as Jupiter but 10 TIMES lighter 

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Astronomers have discovered a unique ‘super-puff’ planet that’s as big as Jupiter, but 10 times lighter. The planet, called WASP-107b is believed to be one of the least dense exoplanets ever discovered, earning it the nicknames of a ‘super-puff’ or ‘cotton-candy’ planet. Researchers say the findings have ‘big implications’ for what we understand about how … Read more

Giant ‘super-puff’ planets may be smaller denser ringed worlds

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The Kepler mission has spotted thousands of exoplanets since 2014, with 30 planets less than twice the size of Earth now known to orbit within the habitable zones of their stars. Launched from Cape Canaveral on March 7th 2009, the Kepler telescope has helped in the search for planets outside of the solar system.  It … Read more