A strange, fluffy planet has a group of international scientists puzzled - not only because it's larger than the gargantuan Jupiter but because it's also incredibly light. The celestial body, which ...

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 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 ...

Exoplanets come in all shapes and sizes, and if recent discoveries have taught us anything, they also serve their own kind of extreme conditions. Some are so hot that it quite literally rains molten ...

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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 ...

MIT astronomers and other researchers from various universities have made a sweet and delightful discovery within our Milky Way galaxy. They have identified an exoplanet named WASP-193 b that is as ...

An international team led by researchers from the EXOTIC Laboratory of the University of Liège, in collaboration with MIT and the Astrophysics Institute in Andalusia, has just discovered WASP-193b, an ...

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An exoplanet orbiting close to its host star triggers violent flares that are destroying its atmosphere, according to new research from the European Space Agency's Cheops mission. Credit: Janine ...