# Exoplanets
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Space ·last mo.

Two 'super-puff' cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered

What is rarer than discovering a "super-puff" planet with densities much (much) lower than those of the solar system gas giants? Discovering two orbiting the same star.

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Sci ·last mo.

TESS Spots Puffiest Exoplanets Ever Found | Sci.News

Two newly discovered exoplanets, TOI-791b and TOI-791c, are as large as Jupiter but have densities lower than cotton candy, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into how bloated gas giants form and evolve.

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