16-05-2024, 12:33 AM
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Scientists discover massive planet as light and fluffy as fairy floss
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Originally Posted by ABC/AP 15 May 2024
Astronomers have identified a new planet that's bigger than Jupiter — the largest in our solar system — yet they say it's as fluffy and light as fairy floss.
The exoplanet named WASP-193b has exceedingly low density for its size, the international team of researchers reported in the Nature Astronomy journal on Tuesday.
The gas giants in our solar system like Jupiter and Saturn are much denser in comparison.
The lead author of the published study, Khalid Barkaoui, said WASP-193b is the second-lightest planet among the more than 5,400 planets discovered to date.
"The planet is basically super fluffy," the post-doctoral researcher from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said.
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Story here :-
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-...iter/103849148
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