NASA's TESS Mission Discovers Two "Super-Puff" Exoplanets with Cotton Candy-Like Density
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Arezu Sarvestani
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NASA's TESS mission has discovered two new "super-puff" exoplanets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbiting a Sun-like star 1,113 light-years away. These Jupiter-sized planets have extremely low density comparable to cotton candy, making them the "puffiest" worlds ever found. The planets were detected using the transit method, observing dips in the star's brightness as planets pass in front of it.
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· 3 pulledData from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new "super-puff" planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy.
Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets—named TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c—are the "puffiest" worlds ever found.
The planets orbit a Sun-like star named TOI-791 that is approximately 1,113 light years away from Earth.
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