NASA's TESS mission has identified two unusually low-density planets, dubbed 'cotton candy' worlds, in the same star system, offering new insights into planetary evolution.
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Astronomers have identified two giant exoplanets, described as "super-puffs," that are the largest discovered with a density less than cotton candy. Orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away, these planets are the lightest known for their size.