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Astronomers Detect Thin Atmosphere Around Distant Kuiper Belt Object Beyond Pluto
Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around the Kuiper Belt object (612533) 2002 XV93, marking it as the smallest known body with a global atmosphere bound by gravity. The discovery, made through observations in Japan, challenges assumptions about atmospheres on small cele…