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A body on the edge of our Solar System has an atmosphere – and scientists still aren't sure how that's possible - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A body on the edge of our Solar System has an atmosphere – and scientists still aren't sure how that's possible - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

An object known as (612533) 2002 XV93, lies in the Kuiper Belt and is 500km (310 miles) wide. And astronomers found an atmosphere round it.

Astronomers have discovered signs of a thin atmosphere surrounding an icy body beyond the orbit of Neptune despite the object being far too small to theoretically retain one. The finding challenges … [+2050 chars]

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