Astronomers discover two rare 'super-puff' planets in the TOI-791 system
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Science Daily
Astronomers identified two giant planets, TOI-791 b and c, with extremely low densities.
The planets are less dense than cotton candy and orbit an F7-type dwarf star 1,110 light years away.
The discovery was made using data from NASA's TESS and the ASTEP telescope in Antarctica.
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01 — What / Thesis
Astronomers discover two rare 'super-puff' planets in the TOI-791 system
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02 — Who / Subject
International team led by the University of Oxford
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03 — Where / Locus
Constellation Volans
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04 — When / Temporality
June 2026
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