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'Puffiest' planets with cotton candy-like density discovered
short by Pravel Jain / on Thursday, 25 June, 2026
Data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new "super-puff" planets with densities comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate the Jupiter-sized planets, named TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, are the "puffiest" planets ever discovered, the agency said. The planets orbit a Sun-like star named TOI-791 that is approximately 1,113 light-years away from Earth.
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