Puzzling Puffy Planet, Less Dense Than Cork, Is Discovered
SEP 15, 2006
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.020439
The New York Times : A planet around a distant star appears inexplicably puffy, astronomers reported yesterday.The planet is wider than Jupiter. But with half the mass, it is less dense than cork. In a cosmic bathtub, it would float.The astronomers said they were baffled about how the planet formed and how it remained so puffy.
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