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Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found

Astronomers have discovered a new planetary oddball beyond the solar system that is as fluffy and light as cotton candy. The extrasolar planet or “exoplanet” named WASP-193 b is around 1.5 times the width of Jupiter but has just over a tenth of the solar system gas giant’s mass. This makes it the second-lightest planet […]

New mystery object could be lightest black hole ever seen

Astronomers have discovered a mystery object in the Milky Way that is more massive than the heaviest neutron star but lighter than the smallest black hole. The mystery body could help scientists better determine where to draw the dividing line between neutron stars and black holes, both born when a massive star dies. “Either possibility […]