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Astronomers Found Two Rare Super Puff Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy
Image: Primary Astronomers have identified two of the fluffiest giant planets ever discovered. The planets, designated TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbit an F7-type dwarf star about 1,110 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Volans. Each planet is about the size of Jupiter but has an extraordinarily low density. TOI-791 b has a density of just 0.038 grams per cubic centimeter, while TOI-791 c measures 0.047 grams per cubic centimeter. Jupiter,
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