Published on
25/06/2026 - 13:29 GMT+2
Astronomers have discovered a pair of giant planets lighter than cotton candy, or "super-puffs," the size of Jupiter orbiting a star more than 1,000 light-years away.
The featherweight duo are the biggest exoplanets ever found with such a low density, making them the lightest known planets of their size, according to George Dransfield of the University of Oxford, who led the research.
"These two planets have densities comparable to a nice blob of shaving foam, fresh from the can," Dransfield said. She and her team published their findings in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
