It’s important to note that the supposed ultra-low densities of cotton candy worlds come from measurements of transit depth, the amount of light that a planet blocks when it passes in front of its ...

Scientists determine the size and orbit-period of exoplanets by measuring how much light the planet blocks as it passes in front of its host star. After measuring the brightness of Kepler-78 for ...

It’s important to note that the supposed ultra-low densities of cotton candy worlds come from measurements of transit depth, the amount of light that a planet blocks when it passes in front of ...