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BUZZING· 70%21m·2026-05-06·ScienceAstronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere
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Episode 366 A Pluto-sized object in the outer solar system has shocked scientists. It’s so tiny that it shouldn’t have an atmosphere - but it does. Object 2002 XV93, known as a plutino, is a small rock floating about in the Kuiper belt - a doughnut-shaped region of icy objects out near Pluto. What’s surprising is that…
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