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Fluffy Worlds as Soft as Cotton Candy Are Floating Through Space!

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Astronomers have found three super-puffy planets orbiting a distant star that are as light and fluffy as sweet cotton candy. Even though these giant planets are the size of Jupiter, they are made almost entirely of light gases instead of heavy rock. Imagine what it would be like to take a giant, sticky bite out of a whole planet!
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Science News for Students
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