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Bookmark or Share- Astronomers spot a giant planet that is as light as cotton candyThe new planet, named WASP-193b, appears to dwarf Jupiter in size, yet it is a fraction of its density. The scientists found that the gas giant is 50 percent bigger than Jupiter, and about a tenth as dense — an extremely low density, comparable to that of cotton candy.
- Scientists discover massive planet as light and fluffy as fairy floss ...The new planet, named WASP-193b, appears to dwarf Jupiter in size, yet researchers found it's the second-lightest planet discovered to date.
- Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed ...On Aug. 24, 2023, over three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet confirmations to over 5,500 in just a few decades, this new milestone marks another major step in the journey to understand the ...
- Exoplanets - NASA ScienceOverview Most of the exoplanets discovered so far are in a relatively small region of our galaxy, the Milky Way. (“Small” meaning within thousands of light-years of our solar system; one light-year equals 5.88 trillion miles, or 9.46 trillion kilometers.) Even the closest known exoplanet to Earth, Proxima Centauri b, is still about 4 light-years […]
- Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler ...A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water. Scientists discovered this planet, called Kepler-1649c, when looking through old observations from ...
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