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Some planets, particularly young ones, are puffy. These gaseous worlds have size, but lack mass, meaning they have a consistency similar to cotton candy! #CottonCandyDay
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Hubble Observes a Mystery: 'Cotton Candy' Planets

"Super-Puffs" may sound like a new breakfast cereal. But it's actually the nickname for a unique and rare class of young exoplanets that have the density of cotton candy. Nothing like them exists in our solar system.
Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
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Cotton candy … planets? These “super-puffs,” discovered by our @NASAExoplanets Kepler telescope, look as big as Jupiter but are roughly a hundred times lighter in mass. Like real cotton candy, their puffy atmospheres won’t last forever: go.nasa.gov/3WhgZi3 #CottonCandyDay
#NASAUniverse

'Cotton Candy' Planet Mysteries Unravel in New Hubble Observations

"Super-Puffs" may sound like a new breakfast cereal. But it's actually the nickname for a unique and rare class of young exoplanets that have the density of cotton candy. Nothing like them exists in our solar system.
Rob Garner (NASA)
#nasauniverse #cottoncandyday

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