Astronomers Detect First Pluto Cousin With Thin Atmosphere

Astronomers have confirmed, for the first time, a trans-Neptunian object with a thin atmosphere—something previously thought exclusive to Pluto among similar objects. Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) ...
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Why Did Pluto's Atmosphere Continue To Expand As It Moved Away From The Sun?

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Tiny Kuiper Belt object found to have thin atmosphere

Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around the small Kuiper Belt object (612533) 2002 XV93, marking the first such finding beyond Pluto. The roughly 500-kilometer-wide plutino’s atmosphere, 50 ...