Solar System Planets Sizes

2 ‘super-puff’ planets are as wispy as cotton candy

Two “super-puff planets” the size of Jupiter have masses 10-20 times that of Earth – and a lower density than cotton candy

Two planets with almost the lowest densities ever measured have been discovered more than 1,000 light-years away. Although such “super-puff planets” have been seen before, this discovery is particularly unexpected because they both orbit the same star,

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Two ‘super-puff’ planets are as wispy as cotton candy

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NASA's TESS Spacecraft Finds Two 'Cotton Candy' Planets In One System

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How many Earth-sized planets fit inside the solar system’s giants?

The Solar System is far more diverse in size than it appears from Earth. From tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants, each ...

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Space Telescope Stumbles Upon Two Cotton Candy Planets the Size of Jupiter

The planets are extremely large, with TOI-791 b being about the same size as Jupiter, and TOI-791 c even larger. Yet, they ...

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TRAPPIST-1 Has 7 Earth-Size Planets

Five years ago, astronomers revealed a spectacular collection of other worlds: the TRAPPIST-1 system. Newspapers around the world printed the discovery on their front pages: Astronomers had found ...

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