This new planet, located 1,200 light-years from Earth, is 50% larger than Jupiter but seven times less massive, giving it an extremely low density comparable to that of cotton candy. "WASP-193b is ...

Located 1,200 light-years from Earth, WASP-193b is the second-lightest exoplanet ever discovered despite being larger than ...

The planet - which has been named WASP-193b - is thought to be much bigger than Jupiter, however it also has a very low density. This is because the planet is believed to be made up of helium and ...

WASP-193b, a Giant Planet With a Density Similar to That of Cotton Candy May 14, 2024 — Astronomers have just discovered WASP-193b, an extraordinarily low-density giant planet orbiting a distant ...

Khalid Barkaoui, a postdoctoral researcher at ULiege’s EXOTIC Laboratory, explains that WASP-193b is the second least dense planet discovered, only surpassed by Kepler-51d, which is ...