An illustration of the "cotton candy" planet WASP-193b. Astronomers have discovered a new planetary oddball beyond the solar system that is as fluffy and light as cotton candy. Located around 1,200 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of what exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like. It is also a hot and puffy gas giant like exoplanet WASP 193b.

"The planet is so light that it's difficult to think of an analogous, solid-state material," said Julien de Wit, MIT professor and study co-author, in a statement. "The reason why it's close to cotton ...

A bizarre planet that is enormous, but is no more dense than cotton candy, has been discovered by astronomers. This planet, named WASP-193b, is the second-least dense exoplanet ever found, with a ...

Out of the more than 5,000 exoplanets detected, only a handful have a density that is comparable to cotton candy. Exoplanets like these may bring to mind the iconic movie Killer Klowns From Outer ...

New data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have provided the first clues to the chemistry of two of these super-puffy planets, which are located in the Kepler 51 system. This exoplanet system, which ...

(CNN) — What is big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? Turns out, a planet. An international coalition of astronomers has newly discovered an unusual planet, dubbed WASP-193b, that’s about ...

Researchers discovered a huge planet 1,200 light years from Earth with a density comparable to that of cotton candy, scientists said Monday. WASP-193b is an exoplanet, which means it's located outside ...

A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star ...

(CNN) — What is big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? Turns out, a planet. An international coalition of astronomers has newly discovered an unusual planet, dubbed WASP-193b, that’s about ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us a clearer picture of WASP-107b, a ‘fluffy’ exoplanet about the size of Jupiter. On Earth, it mostly rains water. But according to a new discovery published ...