Along with being a big softie, scientists found that the Jupiter-sized exoplanet would also float if it were hypothetically put in a giant cosmic bathtub.
Astronomers using the Kitt Peak National Observatory telescope in Arizona, observed an unusual planet in orbit around a cool red dwarf star (more on that later).
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Planet with density of marshmallow discovered orbiting red dwarf – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
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Scientists have discovered a planet that they said could float in a bathtub if you could get one large enough.
Discovery Alert!📣
A Jupiter-like planet orbits a cool red dwarf star ~580 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Auriga the Charioteer. TOI-3757b is the lowest-density planet ever detected around a red dwarf. It has the density of a MARSHMALLOW.
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