These Exoplanets Are As Fluffy As Cotton Candy!

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An illustration depicting the Sun-like star Kepler 51 and three giant Jupiter-sized planets, discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovered in 2012-2014 (Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player and F. Summers (STScI))

Cotton candy is probably the last thing that comes to mind when one thinks of exoplanets. But the three giant worlds orbiting the Kepler 51 star system, about 2,600 light-years away from Earth, are so "light and fluffy" that they warrant a comparison to the beloved spun-sugar confection.

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  • fischer1
    fischer18달
    What would it feel like to walk on it?
    • melo-mint
      melo-mint2년 이하
      whoaa i kinda wanna eat that
      • halloween-virgo
        halloween-virgo약 2년
        It does!!!! I hope you have a good day!!
        • skyward_flight
          skyward_flight약 2년
          is it just me or do those pictures look like they're moving
          • majestic_tiger1
            majestic_tiger12년 이상
            wow Im getting hungry
            • bear123455
              bear1234552년 이상
              that is amazing and pretty
              • alpha14
                alpha143년 이하
                Cool!
                • adroit_avimimus
                  adroit_avimimus3년 이상
                  This is amazing! One of the planets actually sort of looks like cotton candy!
                  • unknown_user14
                    unknown_user144년 이하
                    AMAZINGLY INTERESTING!!! That pinkish purplish color is BEAUTIFUL!!!! It would be GREAT if the planet were to ACTUALLY SMELL like cotton candy!! Yum!!! 🍬🍬
                    • chicklittle_cut
                      chicklittle_cut4년 이상
                      A Cotton candy planet is cool I want to go there

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