Researchers find 2 giant planets with density lighter than cotton candy (opens original article in a new tab)

Researchers found two super-puff planets with densities lighter than cotton candy, orbiting a dwarf star 1,110 light-years away. The discovery was made by a team from the University of Oxford and other institutions.

• Researchers discovered two super-puff planets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, with densities lighter than cotton candy.
• The planets orbit a dwarf star 1,110 light-years from Earth and are the lightest known planets of their size.
• The study was conducted by a collaboration between the University of Oxford, Université Côte d’Azur/Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, and the University of Birmingham.