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Researchers find 2 giant planets with density lighter than cotton candy
Researchers led by the University of Oxford discovered two 'super-puff' planets, TOI-791 b and c, with densities lighter than cotton candy. The planets orbit a dwarf star in the constellation Volan and are the lightest known planets of their size, according to the study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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