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Astronomers found two rare super puff planets lighter than cotton candy

ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news [Unoffic… June 26, 2026
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Two newly confirmed "super-puff" planets are so diffuse that they are less dense than cotton candy, despite being about the size of Jupiter. Their rare orbital relationship and enormous, lightweight atmospheres could provide valuable clues about how some of the strangest planets in the galaxy come to exist.

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