(NASA/Daniel Rutter via SWNS)
Two "super-puff" planets lighter than cotton candy have been discovered by scientists.
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(UniofBirmingham/AmandaSmith via SWNS)
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(Karim Agabi/IPEV/PNRA via SWNS)
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