Astronomers Detect a Thin Atmosphere on (612533) 2002 XV93, the First Trans-Neptunian Object Beyond Pluto Found With One
A 500-kilometer plutino in the Kuiper Belt shows refractive signs of a 100-200 nanobar atmosphere, a discovery published May 4 in Nature Astronomy that astronomers say challenges models of which small icy worlds can hold gas.
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