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Located 1,200 light-years from Earth, 50% larger than Jupiter but seven times less massive, WASP-193b is an extraordinarily low-density giant #planet orbiting a distant Sun-like #star. A discovery made by researchers from the EXOTIC Laboratory of #ULiège, in collaboration with MIT and the Astrophysics Institute in Andalusia.

https://www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_12662566/en/wasp-193b-a-giant-planet-with-a-density-similar-to-that-of-cotton-candy

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WASP-193b, a giant planet with a density similar to that of cotton candy

Co-discovered by researchers from the University of Liège, this exoplanet is larger but seven times less massive than Jupiter and is the second least dense planet discovered to date.